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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)

    Map of Fort-Louis, 1734 (Fort-Louis, Alsace, France) 48°48ʹ02ʺN 08°03ʹ22ʺE

    published 1741

    Etching with engraving; printed on paper | Scale: 1:20,000. | RCIN 727041.ag

    A map showing the French encampment at Fort-Louis, between 21 and 22 August 1734. War of Polish Succession (1733-1738). Oriented with south-south-east to top (cardinal points).

    From Le Rouge, Theatre de la Guerre en Allemagne (1741). See main entry for RCIN 727041.

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

      Subject(s)

      Army-France

    • Watermark: Cropped: a bunch of grapes

      Condition: no fold lines

    • Scale: 1:20,000. Scale bar: 400 Toi [39 mm =].

      13.6 x 17.3 cm (image)

      14.2 x 18.1 cm (platemark)

      13.2 x 17.2 cm (neatline)

      19.2 x 24.2 cm (sheet)

    • Printed title:

      CAMP / du fort Louis / du 21 au 22 Aoust [top right, in rectangular panel]

      Printed title:

      34 [top right, above neatline]

      Additional text:

      D.d. [top left, above neatline, 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)

      Fort-Louis, Alsace, France (48°48ʹ02ʺN 08°03ʹ22ʺE)

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