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
Warley Common, 1778
Sketch of the ENCAMPMENT / on / WARLEY COMMON
1778 or laterPencil, pen, black and red ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:5,496 approx. | RCIN 734045.b
Condition: six fold lines. Verso: surface dirt, green paint splashes.
Robert Johnstone (active 1778-9) (draughtsman) [bottom right, inside neatline:] Rob.t Johnstone.
Watermark: Strasburg bend and lily, the letters GR below; countermark: J Whatman
Mark, stamped: 992
Condition: six fold lines. Verso: surface dirt, green paint splashes
Scale: 1:5,496 approx. Scale bar: [182 mm =] 1100 Yards.
43.6 x 56.1 cm (image)
43.9 x 57.1 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Sketch of the ENCAMPMENT / on / WARLEY COMMON. [bottom left]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment on Warley Common, under the command of Lieut. Gen. Pierson, Oct. 1778.
Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom left, below title, black pencil: the old heading]. (Verso) [top right, black pencil: a ‘T’?].
George III catalogue entry:
Warley. A drawn Plan of the Encampment on Warley Common under the command of General Pierson in Oct.r 1778: by Rob.t Johnstone. [The same entry appears under the heading Encampment.]
Subject(s)
Great Warley Street, Essex, UK (51°35'34"N 00°17'03"E)
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