American War of Independence (1775-83)
George III’s maps and views showing the development of the war at home and abroad, from North America to India
View of encampment at Coxheath, 1778 (Coxheath, Kent, UK) 51°14'03"N 00°29'34"E
published 1778Engraving and etching; printed from two copperplates on two sheets of paper, joined | 61.0 x 33.4 cm (image) | RCIN 734034.a
Additional text: [below title:] Publish'd as the Act directs Sep.r 16.th / 1778.
Condition: one fold line; crease marks consistent with rolling surface dirt along bottom edge; small tears to all edges.
John Burch (active 1778) (designer and dedicator)
Thomas Bish (active 1778) (designer and dedicator)
Subject(s)
Army-GBWatermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, the letters G R below; countermark: T W
Condition: one fold line; crease marks consistent with rolling surface dirt along bottom edge; small tears to all edges
60.7 x 33.1 cm (neatline)
61.0 x 33.4 cm (image)
[top and bottom marks cropped] x 39.0 cm (platemark)
63.0 x 39.8 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
To / The Hon.ble / Wiil,,m Keppel, / Lieutenant General, / And Commander in Chief / of the FORCES Encamp’d on / COX HEATH. / This Representation of the Camp / is with all due Submission Inscrib’d / By His / Most Obed.t Hum.ble Serv.ts / Jn.o Burch / Tho.s Bish. [bottom, right of centre, sideways on, framed by a hedgerow and roads]
Additional text:
[below title:] Publish'd as the Act directs Sep.r 16.th / 1778.
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment on Cox Heath 28 May - 11 Nov. 1778.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom right, ink, eighteenth-century hand:] Cox Heath Camp 1778.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment A Plan of the Encampment of the Forces under the command of General Keppel on Cox Heath in 1778: by I. Burch and T. Bish, 1778. 2 sheets.
Subject(s)
Coxheath, Kent, UK (51°14'03"N 00°29'34"E)
Page revisions
6 June 2024
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