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 Sas van Gent, 1747
PLAN DES / ATTAQUES DU SAS DE GAND / en 1747
c.1759Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:12,400 approx. | RCIN 729001.s
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 Sculp. Paris.
? P de Lormel (active 1759-93) (publisher)
Watermark: The letter H below the letter S, a ‘4’ above the S
Condition: flat, no fold lines
Scale: 1:12,400 approx. Scale bar: [63 mm =] 400 Toises.
20.5 x 29.3 cm (neatline)
21.6 x 29.8 cm (image)
22.4 x 31.1 cm (platemark)
24.6 x 40.0 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN DES / ATTAQUES DU SAS DE GAND / en 1747. [bottom centre, in cartouche designed as a banner being waved by a monkey astride a nautilus shell]
Printed title:
Pl.18. [top right, above edge of border]
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)
Sas van Gent, Zeeland, Netherlands (51°13'39"N 03°47'55"E)
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