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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

DANIEL PATERSON (1738-1825)

Maps of encampments in England and Great Britain, 1778-82

c.1784-91

Full red leather binding; dark blue leather label to centre of upper board, edged with decorative gold tooling with a filigree design to each corner and stamped lettering in gold: 'ENCAMPMENTS / IN SOUTH-BRITAIN / FROM 1778. TO 1782.'; elaborate filigree designs in gold tooling to the edges of the upper and lower boards; spine with six ridges, decorative gold tooling to panels in between the ridges; marbled paste-downs and end papers. Gilt edges to pages. Pencil guiding lines for the lettering are visible on the title page. Manuscript maps with pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper. | 37.5 x 54.5 cm (binding) | RCIN 734032

E. Baigent, ‘Paterson, Daniel (1738–1825)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004; online edn 2014

J. Houlding, ‘18th-century British Officers Database of regular army officers and their ranks’, (unpublished)

C.C.P. Lawson, A history of the uniforms of the British army, vol.III, London and New York 1961, reprinted 1974

R.H. Vetch, ‘Green, Sir William, first baronet (1725–1811)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004; online edn 2008

R.H. Vetch, ‘Morrison, George (1703/4?–1799)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford, 2004

  • Daniel Paterson (1738-1825) (cartographer)

    [Justly Watson?] Green (1755-1826) (surveyor)

    [Edward] Morrison (active 1782-90) (surveyor)

    George Morrison (1703/4?–99) (compiler)

    Subject(s)

    Army-GB
    Great Britain
    Army-GB-Home Guard
  • 37.5 x 54.5 cm (binding)

    36.2 x 53.5 cm (sheet)

  • Manuscript title:

    ENCAMPMENTS / IN SOUTH-BRITAIN / FROM 1778. TO 1782.

    K. Mil. dummy sheet:

    Title [ink:] A Collection of Drawn Plans of Encampments and Dispositions of the Army in Great Britain, / from 1778 to 1782: by George Morrison, drawn by Daniel Paterson. / One Volume Oblong Folio ... [black pencil:] 5 L 1 / [George III heading, red ink:] Encampments in England 1778 - 1782 / [black pencil, in a modern hand:] UL = III 51 K. Watermark: fleur-de-lys in crowned? shield, the scrolled letter W below. Size: 48.3 x 33.3 cm (sheet). 

    George III catalogue entry:

    Encampment A collection of drawn Plans of the Encampments and Dispositions of the Army in Great Britain from 1778 to 1782: by George Morrison, drawn by Danl Paterson. oblong Folio. [The same entry appears under the heading England.]

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  • 23 May 2024