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
Map of encampment at Plymouth, 1779 (Plymouth, Devon, UK) 50°22'17"N 04°08'35"W
c.1784-91Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:9,625 approx. | RCIN 734032.ad
The encamped regiments for 1779 to 1781 are shown by plain blue or red rectangles. 1779: 1st or North Hampshire Militia; 1st or Royal Regiment of Foot; Wiltshire Militia. 1780: 1st or Royal Regiment of Foot; Leicestershire Militia; 1st or South Gloucestershire Militia. 1781: Carmarthenshire Militia; 2nd or North Devonshire Militia; Somersetshire Militia. 1782, the colour of the facings in parentheses: 50th Regiment of Foot (black); 1st or 2nd Somersetshire Militia (black); 2nd or North Gloucester Militia (blue); Cornwall and Devon 'Miners' (blue).
This is one of 31 maps of encampments which are likely to have been drawn up as a set from original field surveys and draft maps between about 1782 (the last encampment ended on 13 November 1782) and sometime in or after 1784 (the date of Bowles's plan of London, RCIN 734032.am). The original field surveys and draft maps from which they will have been compiled would have been made between 1778 and 1782, according to the actual dates of the encampments. The execution date for the fair drawings of the maps of 1783 or later has, however, been assigned to all the encampment maps, consistent with the date of Paterson's commission as Captain in the 36th Foot, with which rank he styles himself on the title page of the volume.
In: 'Plans of Encampments and Dispositions of the Army in Great Britain from 1778 to 1782. Presented to King George III by George Morrison, Quarter Master General. Drawn by Captain Dan. Paterson, 36.th Reg.t Assistant to the Quart. Mast. General.' See main entry under RCIN 734032.
BL Add MS 15533: p.59. Watermark: fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, the letters G R below.
Condition: one fold; dirt along top edge.
Daniel Paterson (1738-1825) (draughtsman)
Subject(s)
Army-GBWatermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, the letters G R below; J WHATMAN
Condition: one fold; dirt along top edge
Scale: 1:9,625 approx. Scale bar: [95 mm =] 1000 Yards. [166 mm =] 8 Furlongs 1 Mile.
34.7 x 67.9 cm (neatline)
35.2 x 68.3 cm (image)
36.4 x 70.8 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
PLAN of ENCAMPMENTS / IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF / PLYMOUTH / in 1779 under / L.T GEN.L SIR D. LINDSAY / and in 1780, 1781, and 1782, under / L.T GEN.L HAVILAND. [Verso: top right, left of fold, ink, page:] 59. [top left]
Annotations:
(Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, right of fold, ink, page:] 60.
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.]
Subject(s)
Plymouth, Devon, UK (50°22'17"N 04°08'35"W)
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