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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

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      Map of Maastricht, 1748 (Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands) 50°50'54"N 05°41'20"E

      1748 or later

      Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:11,100 approx. | RCIN 731008.a

      A map of the northern side of the Fortress of Maastricht showing the siege works of the French army, April-May 1748. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with west to top.

      See RCIN 731008.b for the accompanying account.

      Condition: three fold lines; pin holes bottom left and bottom centre. Verso: surface dirt along folds; induced discolouration.

      • Anonymous (cartographer)

        Subject(s)

        Army-France

      • Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, the letters VR below; countermark: VILLEDARY

        Mark, stamped: 722

        Condition: three fold lines; pin holes bottom left and bottom centre. Verso: surface dirt along folds; induced discolouration

      • Scale: not stated. 1:11,100 approx.

        36.1 x 40.3 cm (image and neatline)

        38.0 x 43.7 cm (sheet)

      • Manuscript title:

        Plan / De la Ville de Mastrich avec L’attaque, qui fût assiegée / par l’armée françoise l’année 1748. / La tranchée fut ouverte entre le 15 et le 16 avril / et la capitula le 6 May; [top left, in rectangular panel]

        Annotations:

        George III heading: Maestricht 8 April – 7 May 1748.

        Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top right, black pencil:] Plan du Siege de Mastricht, 129. [bottom, right of centre, black pencil:] VII/72; [bottom, right of centre, under previous numbers, black pencil, indistinct:] XI[?/..]; [bottom, left of centre, black pencil:] 70; [top, right of centre, black pencil, underlined, erased and indistinct].

        George III catalogue entry:

        Maestricht Plan dessiné de la Ville de Mastrich assiegée par l’Armée Francoise le 15 Avril et prise le 6 Mai 1748: avec une Relation manuscrite du Siege, par le Colonel de Suly.

      • Subject(s)

        Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands (50°50'54"N 05°41'20"E)

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