Add MS 57646

R.U.S.I. MAPS. Vol. XI (1-24). Dunkirk - Liège.

1. Map of Dunkirk; bef. 1740. 1:3000 approx. Scale of 80 'Rÿnli. roeden' (= 104mm.). Dutch. Map oriented with South-South-West at top. R.U.S.I. no. B 416.

430 x 710mm.

2. 'A plan of Dunkerk shewing the form of a new canal'; 1714-1740. 1:12800. Scale bar of 800 yards (4.25 inches). Copy, by [A. F.] Heckenauer . . . June ye 30th 1753'. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 142, formerly HJ 16.

550 x 765mm.

3. 'Donquerque Duynkerck en Flamand ville forte des Pais Bas', signed 'M. Welsch'; bef. 1714. 1:8200 approx. 'Eschelle de 500 toises' (= 119mm.). Map oriented with South-West at top. French. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 141.

450 x 685mm.

4. Map of Dunkirk. 1:14800 approx. 'Echelle de six cents toises mesure de France' (= 79mm.). French. 'No 56a' in ink, verso. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 139.

410 x 530mm.

5. 'Dunkerque'; aft. 1740. 1:7130 approx. 'Echelle de 600 toises' (= 164mm.). French. English label of later period reads 'Plan of campaign in Flanders in 1706.' 'No 56b' in ink, verso. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 138.

295 x 310mm.

6. 'Plan de la ville et forteresse de Dunkerque', by H. de Guiraud; 1755. 1:1200 approx. 'Echelle de 800 piés' (= 99mm.). French. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 137.

420 x 580mm.

7. 'Plan of the town and harbour of Dunkirk as they are at present 29th Dec. 1762 . . . [by] Andw Durnford.' 1:7300 approx. Scale bar of 500 toises (= 5.25 inches). '54b' in ink on verso. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 144.

630 x 325mm.

8. 'Plan et profil suivant la ligne AB, de l'ecluse que l'on construit a Dunkerque'; circa 1740-1750. 1:95 approx. 'Echelle de 5 toises' (= 102mm.). French. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 140.

390 x 450mm.

9. 'Plan van de bataille der Hollandse en Franse, armée tuschen Mysebroeck, Eckern, Wilmerdonck en outre, op dem 30 Juni 1703 under commando van de Heer Gen. Obdam.' 1:66600 approx. 'Scala van 1 stonde' (= 86mm.). Map oriented with North-West at top. Dutch. 'No. 46' in ink, verso. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 311.

360 x 455mm.

10. '–– de mouvement des armées des Alliees de des deux couronnes dans les Paiis Bas l'année 1706.' 1:833500 approx. 'Lieues communes de France a 24 un degré.' Scale bar of 9 lieues (= 50mm.). Key attached to map is a 19th-century addition. French. 'No XVII bis' in ink on recto, 'No. 34' in ink on verso. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 401A.

120 x 335mm. Small fragment missing from upper left hand corner of sheet affecting first word of title.

11. 'Plan of the attack of the Allies against the French near the village of Fontenoy Aprile 30th O.S. 1745.' No scale given. '177' in ink on verso. R.U.S.I. no. B 410, formerly HJ 177.

430 x 265mm.

12. 'Plan of Geestendorf'; 18th cent. 1:2880. 'Scale for ye plan 100 yards' (= 1.25 inches). Map oriented with West at top. Inset, profiles of land: 1:480; scale bar of 100 feet (= 2.5 inches). 'No. 300' in ink on recto. R.U.S.I. no. B 413, formerly HJ 300.

310 x 535mm.

13. 'Attaque de Gent'; early 18th cent. No scale given. French. '42 A' formerly visible on verso. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 171.

265 x 138mm.

14. 'Attaque de Gandt'; early 18th cent. 1:8650 approx. Scale bar of 1000 'pas' (= 94mm.). Copy of Add. 54646, f. 15, or vice versa. French. 'No. 26' in ink on recto, 'No. 43' in ink on verso. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 170.

300 x 445mm.

15. 'Attaque de Gandt'; early 18th cent. 1:1850 approx. Scale bar of 1000 pas (94mm.). Copy of Add. 54646, f. 14. or vice versa; Add. 57646, f. 15 is less highly finished. French. '27' in ink on recto, '42a' in ink on verso. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 169.

280 x 430mm.

16. 'Le camp de l'armée Alliée aupres de Herderen depuis le 17 Septembre jusqu'au 17 Octobre 1746.' No scale given. French. '303' in pencil on recto. R.U.S.I. no. A 35.18.

335 x 935mm.

17. Map of Bois le Duc and environs. 'Position au mois de 7bre 1794' by 'Sezeluc, ingen.' No scale given. French. R.U.S.I. no. V 13.17.

320 x 505mm.

18. 'The camp att Parck Abbey June the 6th 1693 . . . [by] Michl Richards'. No scale given. The map is almost certainly by Michael Richards (b. 1673, d. 1721) who became Surveyor General of the Ordnance and was Marlborough's aide-de-camp at Ramillies. For further details, see his sketch-map of the battle of Ramillies, Add. 65531, and Stowe 463-465, 469, 472-473, 476-477, and 481. R.U.S.I. no. V 12.7.

140 x 205mm.

19. 'Plan de la bataille de Lande, arrivée le 15. de Iuillet 1693'. No scale given. French. 'No. 35' in ink, verso; 'No. 8' erased, but still visible on verso. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 224.

290 x 350mm.

20. 'Bataille de Landen . . . 1693 . . . D'Hercourt ingenieur fecit'. No scale given. French. Cf. Add. 51053 C, f. 1, sketch of French and Spanish lines at Wemmel, also by D'Hercourt. R.U.S.I. no. V 12.8.

250 x 268mm.

21. 'Plan der [Bataille von?] 11 Oct: 1746 bei Lüttig zwischen der Allierten und Franzoschen Armee . . . .' No scale given. German. Shows the Battle of Rocoux; cf. Add. 57644, ff. 15, 21. English translation of title and key on separate sheet, attached to verso. '157' in ink on verso. R.U.S.I. no. A 35.23.

340 x 465mm.

22. 'Plan du combat ou action qui s'est passé entre les armées des Alliées et celle de France pres la ville de Liège 11 Octobr. 1746'. No scale given. French. 'No. 25' and 'No. 5' in ink on verso. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 236.

310 x 395mm.

23. [Same title as Add. 57646, f. 22]. 'Fecit Joh. C. Kirschner'; 1746. 1:32500 approx. 'Scale bar of 4000 pas' (= 100mm.). Map oriented with North-West at top. French. Very elaborate decoration of key (occupying about one-sixth of the sheet) as a tomb surmounted by broken pillars; to left, pillars with urns and drooping foliage. To the right, the seated figure of Pallas Athene, with spear and Gorgon shield, her sandalled foot resting on a broken slab on which is drawn the compass rose. In the extreme lower left corner the scale bar is drawn as a ruler leaning against a fallen pillar. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 234.

390 x 430mm.

24. 'Plan von der Affaire so zwischen den Kayserl. Allïirten Holländischen und Königs. Frantzosischen Trouppen bey Luyck vorgefallen den 11. Octob. 1746.' No scale given. Upper margin on recto has note 'B. of Rocoux 11th Oct. 1746', cf. Add. 57646, f. 5 and ff. 22, 23. German. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 273.

340 x 460mm.

Maps and Plans: War of Austrian Succession: Plans, etc., rel. to the War of Austrian Succession: 1744-1747: Partly Fr.

includes:

• ff. 1, 4-5, 8 Maps and Plans: Dunkirk, Nord: Maps of town and fortifications, etc., of Nord: bef. 1740-1750: Fr. and Dutch.
• f. 2 Canals: Maps and Plans: A. F. Heckenauer, military draughtsman: Dunkirk, Nord: Map of Dunkirk showing new canal: 1714-1740: Copy, by A. F. Heckenauer.
• f. 3 Maps and Plans: Michael Welsch, military draughtsman: Dunkirk, Nord: Plan of Dunkirk signed Michael Welsch: bef. 1714: Fr.
• f. 6 Maps and Plans: H. de Guiraud, military draughtsman: Dunkirk, Nord: Plan of town and fortress of Dunkirk by H. de Guiraud: 1755: Fr.
• f. 7 Maps and Plans: Andrew Durnford, military surveyor: Dunkirk, Nord: Plan of town and harbour of Dunkirk by Andrew Durnford: 1762.
• f. 9 Maps and Plans: Eckeren, Belgium: Plan and account of Battle of Eckeren: 1703: Dutch.
• f. 10 Maps and Plans: Ramillies, Brabant: Plan of campaigns in Flanders near Ramillies: 1706: Fr.
• f. 11 Maps and Plans: Fontenoy, Yonne: Plan of Allied attack on French position near Fontenoy: 1745.
• f. 12 Maps and Plans: Geestendorf, Holland?: Plan of camp at Geestendorf: 18th cent.
• ff. 13-15 Ghent, Flanders: Maps and Plans: Plans of attack on Ghent: early 18th cent.: Fr.: Partly copies.
• f. 16 Maps and Plans: Herderen, Belgium: Plan of Allied camp at Herderen: 1746: Fr.
• f. 17 Maps and Plans: 's Hertogensbosch, North Brabant: Sezeluc, French military engineer: Map of Bois-le-Duc, with Allied positions near the town by — Sezeluc: 1794: Fr.
• f. 18 Maps and Plans: Parck Abbey; Brabant: Brigadier-General Michael Richards, Surveyor-General of the Ordnance: Plan of the camp at Parck Abbey by Michael Richards: 1693.
• f. 19 Maps and Plans: Landen, province of Liège: Plan of Battle of Landen: 1693: Fr.
• f. 20 Maps and Plans: D'Hercourt, French military engineer: Landen, province of Liège: Map of Battle of Landen by — D'Hercourt: 1693: Fr.
• ff. 21-22, 24 Maps and Plans: Liege, Belgium: Battle of Rocoux: Maps of Battle of Rocoux, near Liege: 1746: Fr., Germ.
• f. 23 Maps and Plans: Liege, Belgium: Battle of Rocoux: Johann C. Kirschner, military draughtsman: Map of Battle of Rocoux, near Liege by Johann C. Kirschner: 1746.