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
Encampments in England and Great Britain, 1778-82
ENCAMPMENTS / IN SOUTH-BRITAIN / FROM 1778. TO 1782
c.1784-91Full 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J. Houlding, ‘18th-century British Officers Database of regular army officers and their ranks’, (unpublished)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)
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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