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France: Malplaquet. 'Plan de la Bataille de Taisnière Donnée le 11me Sepe 1709 ...':...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/1037/98
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 78/1037/98
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1709
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Description (What the record is about)
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France: Malplaquet. 'Plan de la Bataille de Taisnière Donnée le 11me Sepe 1709 ...': map covering the area between Aulnois and Bavay, showing the Battle of Malplaquet (or Blaregnies)], fought between French forces under the Duke of Villars and combined British, Austrian and Dutch forces under Prince Eugene of Savoy and the Duke of Marlborough. Reference table to the progress of the battle. Title in a cartouche decorated with pikes and mortars. Scale: 8 inches to about 1 French league. Compass indicator in the form of a fleur-de-lis. The battlefield now lies across the border between France and Belgium, with Aulnois and Blaregnies being on the Belgian side and Malplaquet and Bavay on the French side.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- France/Battles, Sieges & Warlike Operations/5
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- MPH 123E (4)
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 38 cm x 61 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured
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- 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 1259
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9448490/
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