Plan City Doway (5 results)

37 x 48 cm. Uncoloured. Double page plan. Lower margin shaved with slight loss to imprint, otherwise good.

, 43 x 50 cm, engraved, folding map, originally a plate from a book, scale 700 feet to the inch, showing defences of Doway with decorative cartouche around title Second editon , a few small edge tears outside borders of map, creases from folding, map in very good condition engraved area 37 x 47 cm Map ISBN:

41 x 48 cm. Uncoloured. Double page plan. Left and right margins cropped at the feet. Generally very good.

Condition: good. Doway, A Strong City in the Earldom of Flanders in the Low Countries, Subject to the French.(Europe, France, Flanders, Douai) Issued ca. 1735-45, London. Engraved by J. Basire. Fine and uncommon old engraved city plan /battle map. Large cartouche at top left, north oriented downward towards lower left corner. Interesting militaristic depiction of the city, showing the old fortified walls and star forts in great detail. The town was almost completely destroyed by the British during the War of Spanish Succession (1701-1713). Map depicts some troop positions during the siege of the city by British forces. Map remains well preserved. Some light age wear or surface spotting/ soiling which is visible within the scan, overall visually appealing Original fold line as issued. Sheet measures c. 117 3/8" H x 21 3/4" W. Printed area measures c. 14 1/2" H x 19 5/8" W Tooleys Dictionary of Mapmakers, v. 1, p. 95*[R20709].

Condition: Good. 20 x 16 inches. Very Good. Appears to be trimmed at bottom edge and may have lost some text. Fine copperplate engraving. 18th Century, uncolored, folded map. Paul de Rapin's, The History of England by Nicholas Tindall. Douai France Old antique Plan of The City of Doway with fortification bastions and an overview of the battlefield of the surroundings area.Paul de Rapin (25 March 1661 - 25 April 1725), sieur of Thoyras (and therefore styled Thoyras de Rapin), was a French historian writing under English patronage.