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Map of encampment at Haber, 1742 (Habry, Czech Republic) 49°45'21"N 15°29'05"E

1742 or later

Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on vellum | Scale: not stated | RCIN 728063.a

A map of the encampment of the Austrian army at Haber, 18-21 May 1742. First Silesian War (1740-42): part of the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with north-west? to top.

The camp appears to have comprised twelve squadrons of horse/dragoons and fourteen infantry battalions. Regimental names are given.

Part of a collection of fifteen maps of encampments of the Austrian army in Bohemia in May and June 1742; see RCINs 728063.a-q.

Condition: no fold lines; slight yellowing.
  • Anonymous (cartographer)

    Subject(s)

    Army-Austria
  • Watermark: 286

    Condition: no fold lines; slight yellowing

  • Scale: not stated

    11.9 x 17.1 cm (image)

    13.2 x 18.3 cm (sheet)

  • Manuscript title:

    Campement à / Haaber ce 18, 19, / 20,, 21,, Mai 1742 [top left, in rectangular panel]

    Manuscript title:

    1. [top centre, outside border]

    Annotations:

    No other annotations

    George III catalogue entry:

    Bohemia 15 Plans of the Encampments and an Order of Battle of the Austrian Army under the Great Duke of Tuscany in Bohemia, from the 18.th of May to the 30.th of June 1742. drawn on vellum. [The same entry appears under the headings Encampment and Order of Battle.]

  • Subject(s)

    Habry, Czech Republic (49°45'21"N 15°29'05"E)

Page revisions

  • 23 May 2024