War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14)
Sieges, marches, encampments and famous battles from 1701 to 1712 in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands
Siege of Bonn, 1703
LE SIEGE DE / BONN / COMMENCE / LE 3 DE MAY / ET FIN LE 14 / DU MESME MOIS / L’AN 1703
1703 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:9,000 approx. | RCIN 725020
This plan shows the attacks made by Major-General Dedun on the south hornwork, and those of the Hereditary Prince of Hesse on the northern fortified walls of the town, and of Lieutenant-General Hagel on the fortification on the eastern banks of the Rhine.
Condition: two fold lines; two small tears at bottom of each fold. Verso: induced discolouration; remains of guard.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Strasburg bend and lily; countermark: IV
Mark, stamped: 69
Condition: two fold lines; two small tears at bottom of each fold. Verso: induced discolouration; remains of guard
Scale: not stated. 1:9,000 approx.
37.1 x 50.1 cm (neatline)
37.5 x 50.6 cm (image)
38.9 x 51.8 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
LE SIEGE DE / BONN / COMMENCE / LE 3 DE MAY / ET FIN LE 14 / DU MESME MOIS / L’AN 1703. [bottom left, in cartouche representing a stone plinth; written in open capitals]
Annotations:
George III heading: Bonn May 1703.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom, left of centre, black pencil:] 1 [or l?]; [bottom left, black pencil [in Schultz or Mason's hand?:] 1 Bonn May 1703; [bottom, left of centre, black pencil, crossed out in black pencil:] 12; [top, left of centre, black pencil:] 52; [top, left of centre, black pencil:] 12.; [bottom right, black pencil:] Bonn 1703 [followed by a price? erased:] /-.
George III catalogue entry:
Bonn Plan dessiné du Siege de Bonn, commencé le 3 et fini le 14 de May 1703.
Subject(s)
Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (50°44'03"N 07°05'43"E)
