LEROUGE, G.L. / RASPE, G. N. Combat de St. Cast a 4 Lieues d - Lot 232

LEROUGE, G.L. / RASPE, G. N. Combat de St. Cast a 4 Lieues de St. Malo du 11. 7bre 1758 / Plan der Bataille bey St. Cast. Paris, 1758; ca. 1765. Period col. Nice copy with text on verso. Joint: RASPE. Plan der Bataille bey St. Cast. 21,5 x 36 cm. 330 x 465 mm. Plate #86 - RASPE Gabriel Nola Ca. 1765. Plan of the battle of Saint-Cast, September 11, 1758. Explanation of the letters. Scale of 50 ruthen. Note the indication of north above the title. Plate #87 - LE ROUGE Georges-Louis. Combat of Saint-Cast, 4 leagues from Saint-Malo, September 11, 1758. "Drawn on the spot by a Breton gentleman", according to the text on the reverse. In Paris, at Le Rouge, rue des Augusts. Scale of 200 toises (8.8 cm). Situation legend on the left side of the map. At sea, we learn that the English fleet was composed of 102 sails (28 ships are represented), On the back of this plan, explanatory text of this battle. "The battle of Saint-Cast is a confrontation delivered on September 11, 1758, around Saint-Malo, during the Seven Years War. It saw an attempted British landing repelled thanks to the fortifications of Vauban and the pugnacity of the inhabitants of the region. § Copy reproduced in Anciennes Cartes Marines de la Bretagne 1580-1800, Pl. N°86 and 87.