The Seven Years War (1756-63)
Manuscript and printed maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
Battle of Lobositz, 1756
The Battle of Lowoschutz, in Bohemia, where the King of Prussia defeated Marshal Brown, on the 1.st of October 1756
1756 or laterEtching and engraving; printed on paper | 30.0 x 44.0 cm (neatline) | RCIN 731089
Additional text: [below view, a short account of the battle and a key, A-I.]
Condition: no fold lines; brown discolouration.
John Bowles (1701-1779) and Carington Bowles (son; 1724-1793) (in partnerships c.1753-c.1762) (map and printseller and publisher)
Thomas Bowles (1688-1767) (map and print seller and publisher)
Robert Sayer (1725?-1794) (map and print seller and publisher)
Henry Parker (c.1725-1809) and Elizabeth Bakewell (active 1749-1770s) (print sellers)
Thomas Jefferys (1719-1771) (publisher)[bottom centre, just inside platemark:] Printed for John Bowles & Son, at the Black Horse in Cornhill. T. Bowles in S.t Pauls Church Yard. Rob.t Sayer at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street. Hen. Parker & Eliz. Bakewell opposite Birchin Lane in Cornhill, & T. Jefferys at Charing Cross.
Watermark: Indistinct: two words or names, one above the other
Condition: no fold lines; brown discolouration
30.0 x 44.0 cm (neatline)
33.7 x 44.8 cm (image)
34.9 x 47.9 cm (platemark)
36.0 x 49.3 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
The Battle of Lowoschutz, in Bohemia, where the King of Prussia defeated Marshal Brown, on the 1.st of October 1756. [below view]
Additional text:
[below view, a short account of the battle and a key, A-I.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Lowositz 1 Oct.r 1756.
Other annotations: none.
George III catalogue entry:
Lowositz A view of the Battle of Lowoschutz in Bohemia where the King of Prussia defeated Marshal Brown on the 1.st of Oct.r 1756: published by Bowles.
Subject(s)
Lovosice, Ústecký Kraj, Czechia (50°30'54"N 14°03'03"E)
Page revisions
14 March 2024
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