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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 Philisbourg, 1734 (Philippsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) 49°13ʹ54ʺN 08°27ʹ38ʺE

    published 1741

    Etching with engraving; printed on paper | Scale: 1:5,700 approx. | RCIN 727041.q

    A plan showing the siege works of the French attack on the city of Philippsburg in June and July 1734.War of Polish Succession (1733-1738) Oriented with west to top.

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

    Condition: no fold lines

    • 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: 1:5,700 approx. Scale bar: 50 Toises [17 mm =].

      12.7 x 16.6 cm (neatline)

      13.2 x 16.8 cm (image)

      13.6 x 17.4 cm (platemark)

      19.1 x 24.2 cm (sheet)

    • Printed title:

      SUITE / DES ATTAQUES / DE PHILISBOURG / depuis le Glacis jusq'au / Corps de la place [bottom right, in rectangular panel]

      Printed title:

      18 [top right, above neatline]

      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)

      Philippsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (49°13ʹ54ʺN 08°27ʹ38ʺE)

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