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 Bouchain, 1711
1712 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on coarse linen | Scale: 1:12,600 approx. | RCIN 726075
The date of 6 August-13 September for the beginning of the siege and surrender of the fortress is taken from Ostwald (2007), p.343.
This map is drawn in what appears to be the standard style of the British Board of Ordnance Drawing Room, and could have been produced at any time between 1712 and the third quarter of the eighteenth century. It appears to be in the same hand as RCIN 726076. It shows the generalised outlines of the fortifications of Bouchain, and the villages of Wavrchin (Wavrechain-sous-Faulx 50°16'22"N 03°17'11"E) and Hordain (50°15'47"N 03°18'48"E).
Additional text: [bottom, below map, in rectangular panel, a key, A-I, K-N, to the French and Allied works, bridges, roads, etc., including the end point of some lines which were made in 1712.]
Condition: one fold line; some foxing. Verso: induced discolouration.
? Board of Ordnance (cartographer)
Watermark: A horn in crowned shield, a ‘4’ suspending the letters WR below
Mark, stamped: 146
Condition: one fold line; some foxing. Verso: induced discolouration
Scale: 1:12,600 approx. Scale bar: Echelle d'un Mile d'Angleterre [128 mm =].
22.1 x 38.7 cm (neatline)
30.7 x 38.7 cm (image)
31.6 x 39.7 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
No title
Additional text:
[bottom, below map, in rectangular panel, a key, A-I, K-N, to the French and Allied works, bridges, roads, etc., including the end point of some lines which were made in 1712.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Bouchain 7 Aug.t - 14 Sept. 1711.
Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom left, an ink annotation to the explanation of the letter ‘A’, the date ‘1711’ has been underlined and the following words added, in Schultz's or Mason's hand:] le 7: d'Aout : (prise le 14: Sept:re); [on the face of the map, the name 'BOUCHAIN' has been untidily underlined in black pencil, probably at a later date]. (Verso) [centre, red pencil:] 104.
George III catalogue entry:
Bouchain Plan dessiné de la Ville de Bouchain comme elle a eté assiegée le 7 Aoust et prise le 14 Septembre 1711.
Subject(s)
Bouchain, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (50°17'06"N 03°18'53"E)
Bibliographic reference(s)
J. Ostwald, Vauban under siege: engineering efficiency and martial vigor in the War of the Spanish Succession, Leiden 2007
