War of the Austrian Succession (1740-8)
Includes much of the mapping collected by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, as Captain General of the British army
Siege of Charleroi, 1746
PLAN / des / ATTAQUES / de / CHARLEROY / en 1746
c.1759Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:11,000 approx. | RCIN 729001.p
Inset: [to the right of the plan of the siege, a map of the environs of Charleroi.] Scale: 1:57,692 approx. Scale bar: [52 mm =] 1500 Toises.
From: l'Histoire des Conquêtes de LOUIS XV. by Pierre Du Mortous: Paris, de Lormel, 1759. This plate is one of 24 siege plans, stitched together with the general index map (RCIN 729001.a) at the beginning.
Condition: flat, no fold lines.
Pierre du Mortous (active 1750s) (author)
Jean Lattré (active 1743-93) (engraver) [bottom right, below edge of border:] Lattré Parisi. sc.
? P de Lormel (active 1759-93) (publisher)
Watermark: Sun's face with ten rays
Condition: flat, no fold lines
Scale: 1:11,000 approx. Scale bar: 300 T[oises] [53 mm =].
20.4 x 29.3 cm (neatline)
21.5 x 29.9 cm (image)
22.3 x 31.4 cm (platemark)
24.5 x 39.9 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN / des / ATTAQUES / de / CHARLEROY / en 1746. [bottom centre, in rococo cartouche]
Printed title:
Pl.15. [top right, above edge of border]
Inset:
[to the right of the plan of the siege, a map of the environs of Charleroi.] Scale: 1:57,692 approx. Scale bar: [52 mm =] 1500 Toises.
George III catalogue entry:
Netherlands Theatre de la derniere Guerre de Flandres, contenant une Carte generale et 24 Plans des Villes assiegées pendant les années 1744, 5, 6, 7 et 8. oblong 4.to
Subject(s)
Charleroi, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°24'40"N 04°26'40"E)
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