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Maps, views and diagrams of military reviews and encampments
Order of battle of the Hanoverian army, 1729
1729 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated | RCIN 727030.a
The site of this order of battle 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. This order of battle was probably one adopted 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.
There is no explanation to the numbers on the map.
Condition: four fold lines; surface dirt on outer fold panel. Verso: induced discolouration.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Indistinct: fleur-de-lys in shield, crown above, a ‘4’ and the letters WR below; countermark: IV
Mark, stamped: 177
Condition: four fold lines; surface dirt on outer fold panel. Verso: induced discolouration
Scale: not stated
33.2 x 58.0 cm (neatline)
33.9 x 58.8 cm (image)
36.2 x 61.5 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
No title
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)
Pferdeturm, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany (52°22ʹ20ʺN 09°46ʹ50ʺE)
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