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Miscellaneous

Maps, views and diagrams of military reviews and encampments

GEORG JOSUA DU PLAT (1722-95)

Encampments near Scharnebeck, Bardowick and Lüneburg, 1783 (Scharnebeck, Lower Saxony, Germany) 53°18'00"N 10°31'00"E; (Bardowick, Lower Saxony, Germany) 53°18'00"N 10°23'00"E; (Lüneberg, Lower Saxony, Germany) 53°15'00"N 10&

1783

Ink on paper. Four pages of text on one sheet of paper folded in half. | 31.9 x 40.1 cm (sheet; folded to 31.9 x 20.1 cm) | RCIN 734098.2.p

A manuscript text explaining the dispositions of troops etc., on the map at RCIN 734098.2.o.

Condition: one fold.
  • Georg Josua du Plat (1722-95) (author) [[signed and dated:] Hannover im Monaht August. 1783 G.J. du Plat.]

    Subject(s)

    Army-Hanover
  • Watermark: Pro Patria, a B below; countermark D & C BLAUW

    Mark, stamped: 1037

    Condition: one fold

  • 31.9 x 40.1 cm (sheet; folded to 31.9 x 20.1 cm)

  • Manuscript title:

    N:ro 6. / Versamlungs : Lager eines Corps Trouppen / von 20, 25 bis 30/m Man / jenseits Lüneburg […] nach Allenburg / zwischen Bardowick / und Scharnebeck.

    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)

    Scharnebeck, Lower Saxony, Germany (53°18'00"N 10°31'00"E)

    Bardowick, Lower Saxony, Germany (53°18'00"N 10°23'00"E)

    Lüneberg, Lower Saxony, Germany (53°15'00"N 10°24'00"E

Page revisions

  • 3 November 2024