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Auction 109, Lot 478

"Plan of the Glorious Battle of Blenheim, gain'd by the Allies August ye 13 1704", Dubosc, Claude

Subject: Germany

Period: 1736 (circa)

Publication: The History of England

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.2 x 17 inches
33.5 x 43.2 cm
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Finely detailed plan of one of the most important battles in English military history. On August 13, 1704 at Blenheim (Blindheim) in Bavaria, the Allied troops under John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough, defeated the forces of Louis XIV in the War of Spanish Succession. In doing so Churchill saved Vienna - and ultimately England - from a French invasion. The handsome plan is embellished with a large French-style title cartouche.

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Condition: A

Couple of tiny edge tears not affecting map.

Estimate: $190 - $240

Sold for: $100

Closed on 12/1/2004

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