Plan of the Battle of Donawert. War of the Spanish Succession
London. No Binding. Detailed engraved hand-coloured map of the battle site of the "Battle of Donawert, fought on the 2nd June between a Detachment of ye Allies, and a Body of French an Bavarian Troops". Showing battle lines and positions, contours and geographical features such as buildings, fortifications, fields and rivers. Inset "Explanation" being an index of major features. Engraved by I Basire. Printed for Tindal's translation.39 x51 cm. c. 1740s. Battle site from the War of the Spanish Succession, where the Duke of Marlborough was defending Vienna from the Franco-Bavarian forces of Louis IV. Also known as the Battle of Schellenburg, and fought on July 2 1704, not June as on the inscription. 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 #018824
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