Sieges, marches, encampments and battles in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands
Anna Beek (1657-1717)
Siege of Mons, 1709
Siege of Mons, 1709
PLAN DE MONS / Ville Forte Capitale du Comté d'Hainaut / Assiegée par les Troupes des Alliez / Sous le Commandement du Prince d'Orange / la Tranchée a été ouverte le 25. Septemb. 1709 1709 or later
Etching and engraving; printed on paper | Scale: 1:7,200 approx. | RCIN 726037
A map of the siege of Mons, 20 September-20 October 1709, by the Allied army commanded by John William Friso, Prince of Orange (1687-1711), resulting in the surrender of the town by the French. War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14). Oriented with north-west to top.
The map covers the immediate vicinity of Mons and shows the details of the fortifications and the siege works.
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Anna Beek (1657-1717) (publisher) [bottom right, below title:] A la Haye Chez Anna Beek.
Pieter van Call (active 1706-15) (engraver) [bottom right, below title:] P.V.Cal. F.
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Watermark: None visible
Condition: one fold line; stained brown. Verso: bottom, right of centre, water-stained patch, shadow and ghosting from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
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Scale: 1:7,200 approx. Scale bar: Echelle de 200 Toises [ 54 mm = ].
50.1 x 58.7 cm (neatline)
50.5 x 59.2 cm (image)
51.8 x 60.4 cm (platemark)
53.7 x 63.8 cm (sheet)
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Printed title:
PLAN DE MONS / Ville Forte Capitale du Comté d'Hainaut / Assiegée par les Troupes des Alliez / Sous le Commandement du Prince d'Orange / la Tranchée a été ouverte le 25. Septemb. 1709. [bottom right, in cartouche surmounted by cannon, a mortar, their cleaning and loading equipment, mortar bombs, standards, etc.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Mons 20 Sept.r - 20 Oct.r 1709.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top right, black pencil:] 86.; [bottom, left of centre, black pencil:] 76; [right centre, red pencil:] 76; [bottom right, black pencil, cropped:] 2.
George III catalogue entry:
Mons Plan de la Ville de Mons assiegée par les Alliés commandés par le Prince d'Orange le 25 Sept.re 1709: chez Beek.
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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)
Mons, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°27'14"N 03°57'08"E)
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