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The Seven Years War (1756-63)

Manuscript and printed maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war

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    Map of St Philips, 1756 (Sant-Felip, Port Mahon, Minorca, Balearic Islands) 39°52'01"N 04°18'13"E

    1756 or later

    Pencil, pen, black and red ink, grey and blue wash on paper | Scale: 1:5,950 approx. | RCIN 731074

    A map of Fort St Philips with the attacks of the French army, 1756. Seven Years War (1756-63). Oriented with south-east to top (cardinal points).

    This is very similar in style to RCIN 731073 and may be by the same hand; the form of lettering and arrangement of information are slightly different.

    Insets: [top left, in a trompe l'oeil scroll:] PROFIL of FORTS ANSTRUTHER AND ARGILE [top right, in a trompe l'oeil scroll:] PROFIL of QUEENS REDOUDT. [Below plan, in rectangular panel:] Front VIEW of the French Attack of St PHILIPS CASTLE with the State of its Ruins Taken from the Capitol of the WEST LUNETTE and KANE.

    Additional text: [bottom right of plan, in a rectangular panel, an alphabetical key:] REFERENCES to the PLAN. [To each side of the view, an alphabetical key:] REFERENCES / to the / VIEW.

    Condition: one fold line; 2.5 cm tear to bottom of fold; induced discolouration on verso.

    • Anonymous (cartographer)

      Subject(s)

      Army-France
      Army-GB

    • Watermark: Strasburg bend and lily, the letters L V G below; countermark: IV

      Mark, stamped: 788

      Condition: one fold line; 2.5 cm tear to bottom of fold; induced discolouration on verso

    • Scale: 1:5,950 approx. Scale bar: Scale to the PLAN [131 mm =] 400 Toises.

      34.5 x 53.3 cm (neatline)

      44.4 x 53.4 cm (image)

      45.7 x 55.9 cm (sheet)

    • Manuscript title:

      PLAN / of St PHILIPS CASTLE / With the Attacks by the French / The Troops Disembark’d April ye 18th / Begun work April ye 26th / Open’d Battery’s May ye 8th / The Fort Capitulated June ye 29th. [top right, in rococo cartouche]

      Insets:

      [top left, in a trompe l'oeil scroll:] PROFIL of FORTS ANSTRUTHER AND ARGILE [top right, in a trompe l'oeil scroll:] PROFIL of QUEENS REDOUDT. [Below plan, in rectangular panel:] Front VIEW of the French Attack of St PHILIPS CASTLE with the State of its Ruins Taken from the Capitol of the WEST LUNETTE and KANE.

      Additional text:

      [bottom right of plan, in a rectangular panel, an alphabetical key:] REFERENCES to the PLAN. [To each side of the view, an alphabetical key:] REFERENCES / to the / VIEW.

      Annotations:

      George III heading: S.t Philips 8 May - 29 June 1756.

      Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [right, red pencil:] Dup.

      George III catalogue entry:

      Philips, St Another copy of D.o [i.e. another copy of RCIN 731073.]

    • Subject(s)

      Sant-Felip, Port Mahon, Minorca, Balearic Islands (39°52'01"N 04°18'13"E)

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