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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

ROBERT JOHNSTONE (ACTIVE 1778-9)

Sketch of Warley Common, 1778 (Great Warley Street, Essex, UK) 51°35'34"N  00°17'03"E

1778 or later

Pencil, pen, black and red ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:5,496 approx. | RCIN 734045.b

A map of the encampment on Warley Common in October 1778. American War of Independence (1775-1783). Oriented with north-east to top.

Condition: six fold lines. Verso: surface dirt, green paint splashes.
  • Robert Johnstone (active 1778-9) (draughtsman) [bottom right, inside neatline:] Rob.t Johnstone.

    Subject(s)

    Army-GB
  • 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.1778: by Rob.Johnstone. [The same entry appears under the heading Encampment.]

  • Subject(s)

    Great Warley Street, Essex, UK (51°35'34"N 00°17'03"E)

Page revisions

  • 5 June 2024