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Français : PLAN des ATTAQUES D'OSTENDE en 1745.
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Jean-Geoffrey Striedbeck (1707-72) (engraver), Pierre du Mortous (active 1750s) (author), ? P de Lormel (active 1759-93) (publisher) |
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Français : PLAN des ATTAQUES D'OSTENDE en 1745. |
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| Description |
English: A map of the siege of Ostend in 1745, showing in yellow the French approach works during the siege. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with north-north-west to top (compass direction is indicated by the dog on the figurehead of the ship the title cartouche).
From: l'Histoire des Conquêtes de LOUIS XV. by Pierre Du Mortous: Paris, de Lormel, 1759. This plate is one of 24 siege plans, stitched together with the general index map (RCIN 729001.a) at the beginning.
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| Depicted place | Ostend, Flanders, Belgium (51°13'24"N 02°54'42"E) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | circa 1759 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | etching and engraving | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Scale: 1:8,850 approx. Scale bar: [22 mm =] 100 Toises.; 20.7 x 29.7 cm (neatline); 21.8 x 30.2 cm (image); 22.2 x 31.0 cm (platemark); 24.5 x 39.9 cm (sheet) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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RCIN 729001.i |
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| Source/Photographer | https://militarymaps.rct.uk/war-of-the-austrian-succession-1740-8/siege-of-ostend-1745-plan-des-attaques | ||||||||||||||||||||
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