A View and Representation of the Battle of Oudenarde fought June 11.th 1708. Striking and highly detailed fine unusual large copper engraved map depicting the Battle of Oudenarde, Belgium, at the time of the War of Spanish Succession (1701-1714). The sheet shows Prince Eugene leading cavalry in foreground, troops fighting in the middle distance. Oudenarde and the River Sheld are shown in the left background. Inscription content: Lettered with title, key and production detail in lower margin: 'Smith sc. / Printed & Sold by Willm. Rayner done According to Act of Parliament', 'England's Glory' top centre within image, and 'No. 8' top right. The Battle of Oudenarde, also known as the Battle of Oudenaarde, was a major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession, pitting a Grand Alliance force consisting of eighty thousand men under the command of the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy against a French force of eighty-five thousand men under the command of the Duc de Bourgogne and the Duc de Vendôme, the battle resulting in a great victory for the Grand Alliance. The battle was fought near the city of Oudenaarde, at the time part of the Spanish Netherlands, on 11 July 1708. With this victory, the Grand Alliance ensured the fall of various French territories, giving them a significant strategic and tactical advantage during this stage of the war. The battle was fought in the later years of the war, a conflict that had come about as a result of English, Dutch and Habsburg apprehension at the possibility of a Bourbon succeeding the deceased King of Spain, Charles II, and combining their two nations and empires into one. The War of the Spanish Succession, fought from July 1701 to September 1714, and triggered by the death in November 1700 of Charles II of Spain, was the struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Philip of Anjou and Archduke Charles of Austria. The conflict drew in many European powers, including Spain, Austria, France, the Dutch Republic, Savoy and Great Britain. Related conflicts include the 1700-1721 Great Northern War, Rákóczi's War of Independence in Hungary, the Camisards revolt in southern France, Queen Anne's War in North America and minor trade wars in India and South America. Date: 1739 ( undated ) Dimension: Paper size approx.: cm 50,3 x 39,4 Condition: Very strong and dark impression on good paper. Paper with chains. Sheet uncolored. Wide margin to the top. Small lower margins. Small right lateral margin. Wide left lateral margin. Corners partially missing. Small foxing and browning. Small tears repaired. Sheet folded. Conditions are as you can see in the images. Artists: James Smith (1733-1759 fl. circa) has been a English engraver. William Rayner (1699-1761) has been a Printer and book publisher, whose printing office was was within the Rules of the King's Bench Prison where he was imprisoned for seditious libel. Partner in some illustrated serial publications.