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Plan du siege de Bouchain.
Bruxelles, Eugene Henry Fricx, 1711.
Broadsheet, depicting an engraved plan by Harrewyn, coloured by hand, wih letterpress below, mounted on linen. Ca. 54 x 50 cm. Bouchain is a commune in northern France. It lies halfway between Cambrai and Valenciennes.The Siege of Bouchain (9 August - 12 September 1711) was a siege of the War of the Spanish Succession, and the last major victory of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Marlborough broke through the French defensive lines and took Bouchain after a siege of 34 days. Its capture left Cambrai the only French-held fortress between the allied army and Paris. - Fine.
Broadsheet, depicting an engraved plan by Harrewyn, coloured by hand, wih letterpress below, mounted on linen. Ca. 54 x 50 cm. Bouchain is a commune in northern France. It lies halfway between Cambrai and Valenciennes.The Siege of Bouchain (9 August - 12 September 1711) was a siege of the War of the Spanish Succession, and the last major victory of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Marlborough broke through the French defensive lines and took Bouchain after a siege of 34 days. Its capture left Cambrai the only French-held fortress between the allied army and Paris. - Fine.