War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14)
Sieges, marches, encampments and famous battles from 1701 to 1712 in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands
Map of the Battle of Blenheim and Höchstädt, 1704 (Blindheim, Bavaria, Germany) 48°37'53"N 10°37'11"E; (Höchstädt an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany) 48°36'40"N 10°34'05"E
1704 or laterEtching and engraving; printed from two copperplates on two sheets of paper, each mounted on linen | Scale: 1:14,000 approx. | RCIN 725040.a
An elaborate oval portrait of Marlborough, framed with a garland of leaves, flanked by a helmeted, bare-torsoed warrior, Marlborough's coat of arms, putti and a trumpet-blowing angel, above a vignette of the battle, fallen soldier, chained prisoner and an angel recording the victory in a large volume is engraved top left of RCIN 725040.b.
The map extends approximately from Dona Alte (Donaualtheim 48°35'37"N 10°29'12"E) in the north-west to Lawingen (Lauingen 48°34'03"N 10°25'37"E) in the south-west, and from Daltheim (Thalheim 48°43'48"N 10°32'59"E) in the north-east to Pfaffenhoven (Pfaffenhofen ad Zusam 48°36'38"N 10°42'39"E) in the south-east.
A facsimile of this map (but not this example) was published by Oxford Cartographers in 1999. Another example is illustrated in De Agostini (2001) p.129. BL example at *28620.(6.). An example printed on silk is in the Museum of London, call mark 54.69/3. Additional text: [bottom centre, a key to the map, A-I, K-X, Z:] EXPLANATION.
Condition: two fold lines; several small pin holes over the face of the map; pin holes along top and bottom margins; stud holes along left and right margins; surface dirt; some brown discolouration. Verso: heavy surface dirt; foxing.
Jan van Vianen (1660-1726) (engraver) [bottom left, below edge of border:] J. van Vianen fecit.
Reinier Leers (1654-1714) (publisher) [bottom right, below edge of border:] Reynerus Leers Excudit.
Subject(s)
Army-Allied army (War of the Spanish Succession, 1701-1714)Army-BavarianArmy-FranceWatermark: A five-point star
Condition: two fold lines; several small pin holes over the face of the map; pin holes along top and bottom margins; stud holes along left and right margins; surface dirt; some brown discolouration. Verso: heavy surface dirt; foxing
Scale: 1:14,000 approx. Scale bar: A Scale of 800 Geometrical Paces [88 mm =].
63.7 x 90.1 cm (neatline)
64.4 x 90.6 cm (image)
left and bottom platemarks cropped (platemark)
65.6 x 91.6 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
A PLAN / of the Famous VICTORY at BLEINEM, / obtained by his Grace the Duke of / MARLBOROUGH / over the Elector of Bavaria and the / Marechals TALLARD and MARCIN, / the 13th August, 1704 S.N. [bottom left]
Annotations:
George III heading: Military.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top, right of centre, ink:] Blenheim; [below ‘Blenheim’, black pencil on 1980s red-printed Royal Library label:] V 40-1; [right of label, black pencil, in a modern hand:] V/40-1 CMB Oct '86 [i.e. 1986]; [bottom, right of centre, red pencil:] 4/48; [bottom, right of centre, black pencil:] V/40 Military [and] V/[40].
K. Mil. dummy sheet:
Title [ink:] A Plan of the famous Victory of Bleinem, obtained by the Duke of Marlborough over the / Elector of Bavaria and Marshals Tallard and Marcin the 13.th August 1704. by J. van Vianen 2 sheets / A Roll ... [no pencil pressmark]. [Old heading, red ink:] Battle of Blenheim 13 August 1704.
Watermark: J WHATMAN / 1811.
Size: 47.1 x 32.8 cm (sheet).George III catalogue entry:
Blenheim A Plan of the famous Victory of Bleinem, obtained by the Duke of Marlborough over the Elector of Bavaria and Marshals Tallard and Marcin, the 13.th August 1704: by I. van Vianen. 2 sheets.
Subject(s)
Blindheim, Bavaria, Germany (48°37'53"N 10°37'11"E)
Höchstädt an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany (48°36'40"N 10°34'05"E_