Sieges, marches, encampments and battles in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands
Johannes Covens (1697-1774) and Cornelis Mortier (1699-1783)
Siege of Douai, 1710
Siege of Douai, 1710
PLAN DE LA VILLE DE DOUAY ET DU FORT D'ESCARPE Place Forte du Comté de Flandres située sur la Riviere d'Escarpe a sept lieues / de Lille six de Tournay et a six de Cambray elle fait partie de la Chatellenie de Lille il y a... 1721 or later
Etching and engraving; printed on paper | Scale: 1:12,300 approx. | RCIN 726047
Johannes Covens (1697-1774) and Cornelis Mortier (1699-1783)
Map of the siege of Douai, 1710 (Douai, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France) 50?22'00"N 03?04'00"E 1721 or later
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A map of the siege of Douai, 23 April to 26 June 1710, by the Allied army (Great Britain, Dutch Republic, Austria), commanded by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), resulting in the surrender of the town by the French. War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14). Oriented with south-east to top (compass rose).
A medium-scale map showing in detail the fortifications and approaches of the siege works, the extent of the flooding and marshy ground; the destinations of the roads are given.
The publication date of 1721 or later is taken from the date of the formation of the firm under Johannes Covens and Cornelis Mortier on 20 November 1721 (van Egmond, p.57).
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Johannes Covens (1697-1774) and Cornelis Mortier (1699-1783) (publisher) [top, following on from title:] A AMSTERDAM Chez CÓVENS & MORTIER, Avec Privil.
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Watermark: The letters W M
Condition: one fold line. Verso: some offsetting from another copy of the same print; bottom, right of centre, water-stained patch, shadow and ghosting from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label, trimmed: VOL II / 64
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Scale: 1:12,300 approx. Scale bar: Echelle de Cinq Cent Toises [79 mm =].
36.7 x 47.5 cm (neatline)
39.2 x 48.0 cm (image)
40.3 x 49.0 cm (platemark)
52.0 x 63.7 cm (sheet)
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Manuscript title:
PLAN DE LA VILLE DE DOUAY ET DU FORT D'ESCARPE Place Forte du Comté de Flandres située sur la Riviere d'Escarpe a sept lieues / de Lille six de Tournay et a six de Cambray elle fait partie de la Chatellenie de Lille il y a une bonne Université. [top, outside map]
Additional text:
[bottom left, in rectangular panel, a key, A-F, to the trench or moat, two named towers and bastions and the three river entrances.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Douay 23 April - 25 June 1710.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top right, black pencil:] 94.; [bottom right, ink:] B; [bottom right, underneath the ‘B’, black pencil:] 8; [bottom, left of centre, black pencil, trimmed:] 84; [right centre, red pencil:] 84.
George III catalogue entry:
Douay Plan de la Ville de Douay et du Fort d'Escarpe avec les Attaques des Alliés en 1710: chez Covens et Mortier.
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From the collection of military and naval maps and prints formed by Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65), third son of George II; subsequently acquired by George III (1738-1820)
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Subject(s)
Douai, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (50°22'00"N 03°04'00"E)
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Bibliographic reference(s)
M. van Egmond, Covens & Mortier. A map publishing house in Amsterdam 1685-1866 Utrecht Studies in the History of Cartography 8, Houten 2009
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