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War of the Polish Succession (1733-8)

The Rhine and Moselle rivers and parts of Italy

    GEORGE LOUIS LE ROUGE (1707-93/4)

    Etching with engraving; printed on paper | Scale: 1:61,700 approx. | RCIN 727041.i

    A map of the French encampment near Mühlberg in Germany, 5 May 1735. The map clearly shows the palace garden with several tree-lined lanes radiating from the centre. War of Polish Succession (1733-1738). Oriented with north-north-west totop (cardinal points). From Le Rouge, Theatre de la Guerre en Allemagne (1741). See main entry for RCIN 727041.

    Additional text: [top left, above map border, two letters referring to the position of the camp on the general map at RCIN 727041.c:] Ed

    Condition: no fold lines; slightly crumpled along bottom edge.

    • George Louis le Rouge (1707-93/4) (cartographer and publisher)

    • Watermark: Cropped: the letters M and A in a cartouche, separated by a shamrock

      Condition: no fold lines; slightly crumpled along bottom edge.

    • Scale: 1:61,700 approx. Scale bar: 1/4 de Li: [18 mm =] (scale)

      13.2 x 16.9 cm (neatline)

      14.0 x 17.4 cm (image)

      14.3 x 18.0 cm (platemark)

      19.2 x 24.5 cm (sheet)

    • Printed title:

      CAMP / DE MÜHLBERG / du 5 May / 1735 [top left, in rectangular panel]

      Printed title:

      10 [top right, above neatline]

      Additional text:

      Ed [top left, above map border, two letters referring to the position of the camp on the general map at RCIN 727041.c:]

      Annotations: 

      None

      George III catalogue entry:

      Germany Theatre de la Guerre en Allemagne contenant toutes les Operations Militaires des Campagnes de 1733, 3 et 5, les Plans des Sieges et des Camps: par le S.r le Rouge. Paris, 1741. 4.to oblong.

    • Subject(s)

      Mühlberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (49°0ʹ46ʺN 08°21ʹ33ʺE)

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