Plan of the Battle of Eckeren. War of the Spanish Succession
London. No Binding. Detailed engraved B&W map of the Eckeren, a village in the Netherlands in Brabant, in the County of Ryem, at which the Confederates were attacked by the French, 30 June, 1703. Showing battle lines and positions, contours and geographical features such as fields and the river Escaut. Engraved by I Basire. Printed for Tindal's translation.39 x51 cm. c. 1740s. Battle site from the War of the Spanish Succession. The French surrounded a smaller Dutch force, who managed to break out. Paul de Rapin (Thoyras de Rapin, 1661-1725) was a French historian who accompanied William of Orange to England in 1688, eventually returning to Holland and settling in Wesel in 1707. There he wrote his monumental History of England in 10 vols, written in French and dedicated to George 1. The Rev Nicolas Tindal translated and expanded the work in 14 volumes starting from 1727. Very Good. Item #018823
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