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Tabulation of army, 1749, Poland and Saxony
Etat / Von der Königl: Pohlnisch= und Chur Fürstlich= Sacchßischen gesamten Armée. Anno 1749
1749 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | 49.7 x 69.8 cm (image) | RCIN 731047.a
Shows, in tabulated form, the strength of the Polish and Saxon armies, the numbers of men and horses, the numbers in each rank, the numbers of the various types of companies, and the names of the commanding officers and their regiments. The colours of the jackets ('Roecke', i.e. Rock), vests ('camisols'), and linings ('doublure') are shown against each regiment.
See also RCIN 731047.b for a summary of this tabulation of strength.
Condition: one fold line; 2.6 cm tear to centre of left edge. Verso: migration of ink from recto; surface dirt along right edge.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield suspending a ‘4’ and the letters L V G
Mark, stamped: 764
Condition: one fold line; 2.6 cm tear to centre of left edge.Verso: migration of ink from recto; surface dirt along right edge
49.7 x 69.8 cm (image)
50.8 x 71.3 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Etat / Von der Königl: Pohlnisch= und Chur Fürstlich= Sacchßischen gesamten Armée. Anno 1749. [top]
Annotations:
George III heading: State of the King of Poland's Army in 1749.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom, right of centre, black pencil, erased:] State of the King of Poland’s Army in 1749 [and] 1749; [bottom, right of centre, along edge, black pencil, trimmed:] XIV/[?].
George III catalogue entry:
Army Etat von der Konigl. Pohlnisch und Chur- Furstlich Saechßischen gesamten Armée 1749. Extract wie die Koenigl. Pohln. Und Chur Furstl. Sachsische gesamte Armée 1749 bestehet. MS.
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