Maps, views and diagrams of military reviews and encampments
Manoeuvres of the Hanoverian army, 1729 (Pferdeturm, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany) 52°22ʹ20ʺN 09°46ʹ50ʺE
1729 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. | RCIN 727030.d
The site of these manoeuvres was on the heathlands to the east of Hanover, in the area of the Eilenriede forests, in the vicinity of the Pferdeturm, a medieval tower. The manoeuvres shown here, illustrating the formation into a battle square, were probably undertaken for one of several military reviews undertaken by George II during his first visit to Hanover as King of Great Britain in the summer of 1729.
Additional text: [bottom right, a key to the manoeuvres shown on this plan:] Der General Lieutenants Melvils / Battail: Quarre.
Condition: four fold lines; creased. Verso: induced discolouration; surface dirt along fold lines; untidily folded.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Army-HanoverWatermark: IV
Mark, stamped: 180
Condition: four fold lines; creased. Verso: induced discolouration; surface dirt along fold lines; untidily folded
Scale: not stated
22.3 x 36.1 cm (neatline)
23.1 x 36.1 cm (image)
23.2 x 37.0 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
18 Julÿ [top centre, above neatline]
Additional text:
[bottom right, a key to the manoeuvres shown on this plan:] Der General Lieutenants Melvils / Battail: Quarre.
Annotations:
George III heading: Order of Battle 1729.
Other annotations: none.
George III catalogue entry:
Order of Battle Ordre de Bataille des Troupes Allemandes de S.M. Britannique a la Revue de 1729; avec quatre Plans des Mouvements. MS.
Subject(s)
Hanover (kingdom) [Germany]
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