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War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14)

Sieges, marches, encampments and famous battles from 1701 to 1712 in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands

    GERARD VALK (1651/2-1726)

    Map of the siege of Tournai, 1709 (Tournai, Walloon Region, Belgium) 50°36'25"N 03°23'21"E

    1709 or later

    Etching and engraving; printed on paper; some hand-colouring | Scale: 1:13,700 approx. | RCIN 726020

    A map of the siege of Tournai, 28 June-3 September 1709, by the Allied army commanded by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) resulting in the surrender of the French-held town on 28 July and of the citadel on 3 September. War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14). Oriented with north to top (cardinal points).

    The attacks were led by Carl Philipp, Reichsgraf von Wylich und Lottum (1650-1719), supreme commander of the Prussian troops, Lieutenant-General François Nicolaas, Baron von Fagel (1645-1718), and Johann Matthias von der Schulenberg (1661-1747).

    This map shows the lines of circumvallation and the encamped regiments, all of which are named.

    Additional text: [top left, in rectangular panel, a key, 1-7, to the bastions, a church, and a well, and a symbol for the mine galleries:] Explication.

    Condition: one fold line. Verso: right half brown; bottom, right of centre, water-stained patch, shadow and ghosting from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.

    • Gerard Valk (1651/2-1726) (publisher) [bottom, left of centre, inside neat line:] a Amsterdam Chez G. Valk avec Privilege.

      ? Anonymous military engineer (draughtsman) [below title:] Dessigne par un Fameux Ingenieur.

      Subject(s)

      Army-Allied army (War of the Spanish Succession, 1701-1714)

    • Watermark: None visible

      Condition: one fold line. Verso: right half brown; bottom, right of centre, water-stained patch, shadow and ghosting from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label

    • Scale: 1:13,700 approx. Scale bar: Echelle de 400 Thoises [57 mm = ].

      44.5 x 50.9 cm (image and neatline)

      45.0 x 51.2 cm (platemark)

      45.5 x 51.9 cm (sheet)

    • Printed title:

      LA VILLE ET CITADELLE DE / TOURNAY. / Avec toutes leurs Fortifications, Galeries des / Mines, Lignes de Circumvalation, Aproches, / Bateries &, comme elles sont à present pen = / dant le Siege formé par l’Armée des Hauts / Alliez, sous la Conduite de M.r le Comte de / Lottum, M.r Baron de Fagel, et M.r Schulen = / bourg, le 7 Iuillet 1709. [top right, in rectangular panel]

      Additional text:

      [top left, in rectangular panel, a key, 1-7, to the bastions, a church, and a well, and a symbol for the mine galleries:] Explication.

      Annotations:

      George III heading: Tournay 1709.

      Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top right, black pencil:] 73.; [top right, black pencil:] 3; [bottom right, black pencil:] 4; [bottom, left of centre, black pencil:] 61; [bottom, left of centre, black pencil, all in Schultz's hand?:] Tournay 1709; [right centre, red pencil:] 61; [right edge, black pencil, cropped and illegible].

      George III catalogue entry:

      Tournay Plan de la Ville et Citadelle de Tournay avec toutes leurs Fortifications, Galeries des Mines, Lignes de Circonvalation, Approches, Batteries &c commes elles sont a present pendant le Siege formé par l'Armée des Hauts Alliés sous la conduite du Comte de Lottum, le Baron de Fagel et M.r Schulenbourg le 7 Juillet 1709: chez Valk.

    • Subject(s)

      Tournai, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°36'25"N 03°23'21"E)

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