Lines of Brabant Antique Battle plan Rapin 1743

Title: Plan of the Lines of Brabant Forced July 18, 1705 by the Army of ye Allies, commanded by His Grace the Duke of Marlborough, & Felt-Marshall D’Averquerque ... for Mr Tindal's continuation of Mr. Rapin's History of England.

Description: Battle of Brabant (border Germany) Old antique plan showing bastions canals and fortifications of Tienen and surrounding areas during the Spanish Succession War between the French, Spanish and English with the Prussian armies.
Copperplate engraved map with hand coloring and a nice explanation cartouche.

The beautiful hand-colored map is engraved by I. Basire (also known as James Basire Sr.) and from Mr. Rapin's History of England in 1743.

Origin: Paul de Rapin’s, The History of England, by Nicholas Tindall
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.

Engraved by Basire (1730–1802), also known as James Basire Sr.
His father was Isaac Basire (1704–1768), a cartographer, his son (1769–1822) and grandson (1796–1869) were also named James; these four generations of Basires were all engravers.

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Size:
Sheet app.: 50 x 41 cm. 19.75 x 16.25 inches.
Image app.: 46 x 36.5 cm. 18.25 x 14.25 inches.
Condition: View very good, folds as published.

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