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: 1:12,900 approx. | RCIN 726076
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 another example of RCIN 726075 and is drawn in the same hand. 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: no fold lines; trimmed close to edge of image; creased; foxing.
? Board of Ordnance (cartographer)
Watermark: None visible
Mark, stamped: 147
Condition: no fold lines; trimmed close to edge of image; creased; foxing
Scale: 1:12,900 approx. Scale bar: Echelle d'un Mile d'Angleterre [125 mm =].
22.1 x 38.0 cm (neatline)
30.5 x 38.0 cm (image)
31.7 x 39.2 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) none. (Verso) [bottom right, black pencil, cropped:] VI.
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
