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The Seven Years War (1756-63)

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    PIETER [PIERRE] DE HONDT (C.1696-1764)

    Map of the Battle of Rossbach, 1757 (Rossbach, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) 51°15'00"N 11°54'00"E

    1758

    Etched and engraved map and letterpress text printed on same sheet of paper | Scale: 1:101,500 approx. | RCIN 732041

    A map of the Battle of Rossbach, fought on 5 November 1757 between the Prussians, commanded by Frederick the Great (1712-86), and the French and Austrians, commanded by Charles, prince de Soubise (1715-87), and Prince Joseph of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1702-87), resulting in a Prussian victory. Seven Years War (1756-63). Oriented with north to top (compass rose).

    The battle stretched over an area of about 11 km (6.8 miles).

    Additional text: [below map, outside platemark, letterpress; a key, I-V, A-I, K-Q, 1-4, to the detail on the map.]

    Condition: one fold line; a 7.0 cm tear along bottom of fold; creased; water-stained patch, with brown staining on both sides from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label, verso, bottom centre.

    • Pieter [Pierre] de Hondt (c.1696-1764) (publisher) [bottom, below text:] A LA HAYE, CHEZ PIERRE DE HONDT, 1758.

      Jakob van der Schley (1715-79) (engraver) [bottom left, between border and platemark:] J.V. Schley, direx.

      Subject(s)

      Army-Prussia
      Army-Austria
      Army-France

    • Watermark: Fleur-de-lys over uncertain device: a head in profile? [not in Heawood]; countermark: P TOMAS / FIN [following name is indecipherable]

      Condition: one fold line; a 7.0 cm tear along bottom of fold; creased; water-stained patch, with brown staining on both sides from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label, verso, bottom centre

    • Scale: 1:101,500 approx. Scale bar: Echelle d'une Lieue d'Allemagne ou 10000 Pas [80 mm =].

      32.2 x 41.2 cm (neatline)

      41.8 x 43.9 cm (image)

      34.0 x 43.2 cm (platemark)

      32.8 x 41.6 cm (image of map)

      42.5 x 54.5 cm (sheet)

    • Printed title:

      PLAN DE LA BATAILLE, / Gagnée par SA MAJESTÉ le ROI DE PRUSSE, contre les Armées combinées de l’Empire & de France, près de ROSBACH, le 5 Novembre, 1757. [across top of map, outside platemark, letterpress]

      Additional text:

      [below map, outside platemark, letterpress; a key, I-V, A-I, K-Q, 1-4, to the detail on the map.]

      Annotations:

      George III heading: Battle of Rosbach 5 Nov. 1757.

      Other annotations: none.

      George III catalogue entry:

      Rosbach Plan de la Bataille gagnée par le Roi de Prusse, contre les Armées combinées de l’Empire et de France pres de Rosbach, le 5 Novembre 1757: par I. v. Schley, chez P. de Hondt, 1758.

    • Subject(s)

      Rossbach, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (51°15'00"N 11°54'00"E)

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