ORIGINAL: A PLAN OF MAESTRICHT with ADJACENT VILLAGE WHERE THE BATTLE

Description: ORIGINAL! RARE! - A PLAN OF MAESTRICHT (Maastricht Netherlands) WITH THE ADJACENT VILLAGES WHERE THE BATTLE WAS FOUGHT JUNE 21. Title: A Plan of Maestricht with the Adjacent Villages where the Battle was fought June 21 London: *Jefferys, Thomas, 1747. A map of the environs of Maastricht, illustrating the theatre of the Battle of Lauffeld, 21st June 1747, during the War of the Spanish Succession. The Duke of Cumberland (1721-65, son of George II) led an army of Hanoverian, Dutch and Austrian troops against a superior French army and was defeated. The Battle of Lauffeld, variously known as Lafelt, Laffeld, Lawfeld, Lawfeldt, Maastricht, or Val, took place on 21st June 1747 and 2 July 1747, between the city of Tongeren in modern Belgium, and the Dutch city of Maastricht. Title: A Plan of Maestricht with the Adjacient Villages where the Battle was fought June 21. By T. Jefferys, Geographer to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Published and printed: 1747 Cartographer: * JEFFERYS, Thomas Medium weight cream white laid bond. Copperplate engraved. Condition: Very Fine with 2 vertical fold lines and period album residue spots on the reverse corners. Handling around the edges from its 276 + years. Dimensions (outside paper) : 9 5/8" x 7 7/8" Shipped flat. * Thomas Jefferys (b.1719-d.1771) Geographer to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Leading cartographer who made important contributions to the mapping of England, North America and the Caribbean; also produced, published and sold prints. Born in Birmingham, but moved early to London where he opened his own business after having been an apprentice for other cartographer. PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.

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