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France: Lens. A single sheet bearing the following plan and drawings, relating to...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/486
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This record is about the France: Lens. A single sheet bearing the following plan and drawings, relating to... dating from 1648 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MR 1/486
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1648
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Description (What the record is about)
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France: Lens. A single sheet bearing the following plan and drawings, relating to the French victory under Louis de Bourbon, Duc d'Enghien, against Spanish forces, under Archduke Leopold of Austria, 20 August 1648, part of the Thirty Years' War. (i) The upper portion of the sheet: view of part of the action; framed by an oval wreath of foliage and surmounted by an empty oval cartouche, apparently intended to contain a portrait of the Duke of Enghien. (ii) The lower portion: plan showing the order of battle between the opposing forces, detailing army units and commanders' names; cartouche in the form of a lion skin. (iii) Between the two main scenes: views of Furnes (Veurne) and Ypres (Ieper; both now in Belgium); each in a baroque cartouche. [By] le Sieur de Beaulieu, Engineer; engraved by Nicolas Cochin and Jean Frosne. Much of the upper edge of this sheet has perished, making it impossible to reconstruct most of the title.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 78/1316
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 120 cm x 90 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved. Damaged
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 1246
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559513/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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France: Lens. A single sheet bearing the following plan and drawings, relating to...
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