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 on Tiptree Heath and Maldon, 1780 (Tiptree Heath, Essex, UK) 51°48'14"N 00°43'14"E; (Maldon, Essex, UK) 51°43'51"N 00°40'28"E
c.1784-91Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:10,885. | RCIN 734032.ar
The area covered extends from the Headquarters at Great Braxted in the north to Totham Hill in the south, and from Shut Heath Wood in the west to east of Potter Row in the east.
The encamped regiments, with the colours of their facings in parentheses, are: Cumberland (blue); East Norfolk (black); Huntingdon (black); Oxford (black); Pembroke (blue); Radnor (blue); 45th Foot (green); Cambridgeshire (green); Warwickshire (green).
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.91 PLAN / OF THE / ENCAMPMENT / ON / TIPTREY HEATH / UNDER THE COMMAND / OF / THE HON:BLE / LIEU:T GEN:L PARKER / from / 8th June to 27th Oct:r / 1780. [Bottom right, below edge of border:] Surveyed by I.W. Green, Assistant to the Q.r M.r General. Watermark: I TAYLOR. Notes: oriented with north-north-west to top (cardinal points with magnetic north).
Condition: flat; no fold lines.
Daniel Paterson (1738-1825) (draughtsman)
[Justly Watson?] Green (1755-1826) (surveyor) [bottom right, below border:] Surveyed by Capt. Green Ass.t to the Q.r M.r Gen.l.
Subject(s)
Army-GBWatermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, the scrolled letter W below
Condition: flat; no fold lines
Scale: 1:10,885. Scale bar: [84 mm =] 1000 Yards. (scale)
Scale: 1:10,885. Scale bar: [84 mm =] 1000 Yards.
32.5 x 46.4 cm (neatline)
33.4 x 46.7 cm (image)
36.2 x 53.5 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
PLAN / OF / THE ENCAMPMENT ON / TIPTREY HEATH / near MALDON in / ESSEX / under the Command of / THE HON.BLE / LIEUT. GEN. PARKER, / from / 8.th June to 27.th Oct. / 1780. [top right, above border, page:] 87. [bottom right, in rectangular panel]
Annotations:
(Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, ink, page:] 88.
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)
Tiptree Heath, Essex, UK (51°48'14"N 00°43'14"E)
Maldon, Essex, UK (51°43'51"N 00°40'28"E)
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