[Antique print, etching] Map of Oudenaarde/Audenarde (Spanish Succession War), published 1729.

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Map of the fortifications around the Flemish city of Oudenaarde, 1708. Numbered lower right: Tom. II. no. 30.Titled above in French and Dutch: 'PLAN D'OUDENARDE Place Forte du Comté de Flandre Située sur la Riviere d'Escaut a Sept Lieues de Tournay / PLAN VAN OUDENAARDE Sterke plaats van't Graafschap Vlaandre gelegen op de Rivier de Schelde seven uuren van Doornick.' With legenda referencing the numbers on the plate both in French and Dutch.This map was previously published by Anna van Beek. It served to illustrate how the war of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714) was proceeding.For further information see Carlyn Osborn's contribution: 'Anna Beek and the War of the Spanish Succession.' (2016).This impression, however, comes from a later edition from [Jean] du Mont's: 'Oorlogskundige beschryving van de veldslagen en belegeringen, der drie . en den Prins van Oranje en Nassau-Vriesland,' from 1729. Large plano, total: 558 x 657mm; wide margins, central folding crease. In great condition. Oudenaarde (Frans: Audenarde) is een stad in de Belgische provincie Oost-Vlaanderen. De stad ligt 30 km ten zuiden van Gent. Seller Inventory # PR120713

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Title: [Antique print, etching] Map of Oudenaarde/...