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 Turin, 1706
Plan / De la Ville et Citadelle de / Turin / Comme elles ont êtez assiegez / par Les francois / et Delivrez par Le Duc de / Savoye et le Prince Eugene / de Savoÿe Le 7...
1706 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: scale bar unfinished, no values given | RCIN 725064
A plan of the city and fortifications of Turin is combined with the use of pictorial representation to show the Battle of the Stura, fought on 7 September 1706 between the French and Spanish forces, commanded by the duc d'Orléans, Feuillade, and Ferdinand, comte de Marsin (1656-1706) and the Imperial (Austria, Savoy, Prussia) army commanded by Prince Eugene, Victor Amadeus, Duke of Savoy (1666-1732) and Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1676-1747). The battle, fought immediately to the south of the River Stura, was won by the Imperial army, bringing an end to the siege.
This map is similar in detail to that at RCIN 725063, but is less accomplished and lacks any settlement or river names.
Condition: one fold line; trimmed; small tear to left edge. Verso: remains of guard; bottom, right of centre, water-stained patch, shadow and ghosting from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
Daniel Schrader (active 1706) (draughtsman) [top left, at bottom of cartouche:] Daniel Schrader fecit
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, a ‘4’ suspending the letters WR below; countermark: IHS I VILLEDARY
Mark, stamped: 97
Condition: one fold line; trimmed; small tear to left edge. Verso: remains of guard; bottom, right of centre, water-stained patch, shadow and ghosting from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: scale bar unfinished, no values given
50.0 x 59.5 cm (neatline)
50.4 x 60.6 cm (image)
50.5 x 61.4 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Plan / De la Ville et Citadelle de / Turin / Comme elles ont êtez assiegez / par Les francois / et Delivrez par Le Duc de / Savoye et le Prince Eugene / de Savoÿe Le 7. Septemb. L’an i706. [top left, in cartouche depicting draped fringed cloth]
Annotations:
George III heading: Turin besieged by the French from the 14.th May to the 7.th Sept.r 1706.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom, left of centre, black pencil crossed out in black pencil:] 122; [bottom, left of centre, black pencil:] 10; [top, left of centre, ink, crossed out in ink :] 12.; [bottom right, black pencil:] [I]. Turin 7. Sept 1706; [right centre, red pencil:] 6; [top, right of centre, black pencil, erased:] Turin.
George III catalogue entry:
Turin Plan dessiné de la Ville et Citadelle de Turin comme elles ont etées assiegées par les Francois, et delivrée par le Duc de Savoye et le Prince Eugene de Savoye, le 7 Sept.re 1706: par Daniel Schrader.
Subject(s)
Turin, Piedmont, Italy (45°04'13"N 07°41'12"E)
