Image: Siege of Ostend, 1745 RCIN 729001.i

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Description: 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. George III catalogue entry: Netherlands Theatre de la derniere Guerre de Flandres, contenant une Carte generale et 24 Plans des Villes assiegées pendant les années 1744, 5, 6, 7 et 8. oblong 4.to
Title: PLAN des ATTAQUES D'OSTENDE en 1745.
Credit: https://militarymaps.rct.uk/war-of-the-austrian-succession-1740-8/siege-of-ostend-1745-plan-des-attaques
Author: Jean-Geoffrey Striedbeck (1707-72) (engraver), Pierre du Mortous (active 1750s) (author), ? P de Lormel (active 1759-93) (publisher)
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