Miscellaneous
Maps, views and diagrams of military reviews and encampments
Encampments at Osterhagen, 1783
Position eines Corps Trouppen von 20, 25, / bis 30/m Mann an der Südlichen Seite / des Haarzes
c.1783Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:22,000 approx | RCIN 734098.2.i
This is one of seven maps (RCINs 734098.2.a, c, e, i, m, o, q) of proposed encampments in Lower Saxony and Schleswig Holstein for 20-30,000 troops with accompanying explanatory texts. All formerly contained in a rough buff paper folder, on which is written the old heading: XIV/98-2 Encampments in Germany, 1783; [bottom, black pencil, in a modern hand:] a-r (no j) Jan '87 [i.e. 1987] CMB. See also RCINs 734098.2.a-r (no j).
Condition: no fold lines.
Friedrich Christophe Kuntze (active 1762-92) (draughtsman) [bottom right, inside neatline:] Kuntze.
Watermark: Partly cropped: fleur-de-lys in crowned shield
Mark, stamped: 1031
Condition: no fold lines
Scale: 1:22,000 approx. Scale bar: Maasstab von 6000 Schritt oder einer halben deutschen Meile Landes Vermessungs mastab [218 mm =] 6000.
26.1 x 31.2 cm (neatline)
26.4 x 31.5 cm (image)
30.3 x 35.2 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Position eines Corps Trouppen von 20, 25, / bis 30/m Mann an der Südlichen Seite / des Haarzes. [top right]
Manuscript title:
N.re 4. [top centre, above border]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampments in Germany, 1783.
Other annotations: none.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment Seven drawn Plans of Encampments in Germany, with MS. Explanations by G.J. du Plat, 1783. [The same entry appears under the heading Germany.]
Subject(s)
Osterhagen, Lower Saxony, Germany (51°34'58"N 10°28'58"E)
Page revisions
14 March 2024
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