Carte Topographique Du Cours Du Rhin Depuis Basle Jusqua Mayence : Dans Laquelle Sont Compris le Sundgau, la Haute et Baße Alsace, les Eveches de Vorms et de Spire, une partie du Palatinat et de l'Archeveche de Mayence, le Bas Comte de Catzenellenbogen, le Territoire de Francfort, le Landgraviat de Hesse Darmstadt, le Marquisat de Bade, le Territoire d'Hanau, l'Ortenau, le Brisgau Sur laquelle on a trace les Mouvements et les Positions des Armees Fcoises. et Allemdes. des Pendant les Campagnes de 1674 et 1675. Par le Cher. de Beaurain. Berlin Sculp. (to accompany) Histoire des quatre dernieres campagnes du marechal de Turenne en 1672, 1673, 1674 & 1675 ... MDCCXXXII (1782)Histoire des quatre dernieres campagnes du marechal de Turenne en 1672, 1673, 1674 & 1675, enrichie de cartes et de plans topographiques, dediée et presentee au roi, par M. le chevalier de Beaurain, geographe de sa Majeste, & son pensionnaire. A Paris, Chez le Chevalier de Beaurain, Geographe Orde. du Roi ... MDCCXXXII (1782)Volume 2. 6e. Planche. Carte Topographique Du Cours Du Rhin Depuis Basle Jusqua Mayence

Volume 2. 6e. p. (6th. plate). 1 map in 6 plates, copperplate engraving folded detailed military history map of the last four seasons of Marshal Turenne. In 6 plates, the topographic map covers Course of the Rhine from Basle to Mainz which are included in the Sundgau, the Upper and Lower Alsace. Title from the first plate with elaborate cartouche, decorated in a cartridge weapons and war symbols. Shows boundaries, fortress, battlegrounds, roads, rivers, forests, towns and villages. Includes reference to the different movement and positions of the armies in campaign of 1674.

2 volumes, presenting the history of the last four campaigns of Marshal Turenne in 1672, 1673, 1674 & 1675, dedicated and presented to the King, by the Chevalier de Beaurain, geographer to his Majesty. Volume 1 is 217 pages, includes advertisements, introduction, table of contents and descriptive text, some with engraved views of battleground. Volume 2 contains 24 uncolored folded maps and topographical plans, some with overlays, engraved by the Chevalier de Beaurain. Bound in marbled brown paper boards. Of special interest is the use of paper flaps on several of the maps to show the changes over time of various battles. These may be some of the earliest maps to utilize this method. A few copies published with the name of the author on title page, but he was discontented with the parts censored, so he issued the rest under the name off De Beaurain as noted: "Mr. de Grimoard was so displeased with the considerable mutilation of the text from censorship that he did not let his name stand except for a few copies distributed to friends, for the others Beaurain set himself up as the author, even though he only engraved the maps and plans. Jean de Beaurain (1696-1771), was a French Geographer and Royal Geographer to King Louis XV. He published a 14-volume atlas (Atlas de geographie ancienne et moderne.) and "Description topographique militaire de la Flandre, ou Campagnes du marechal de Luxembourg" (1690-1694), Paris, 1756.