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Map of encampment at Hümpolitz, 1742 (Humpolec, Vysočina, Czech Republic) 49°32'29"E 15°21'33"E

1742 or later

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

A map of the encampment of part of the Austrian army near Hümpolitz, 30 May 1742. First Silesian War (1740-42): part of the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with north? to top.

Regimental names are given. The march from Peterkof south-west to Hümpolitz was about 15.7 km (10 miles).

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; some yellowing.
  • Anonymous (cartographer)

    Subject(s)

    Army-Austria
  • Watermark: 288

    Condition: no fold lines; some yellowing

  • Scale: not stated

    11.7 x 17.1 cm (image)

    13.3 x 18.5 cm (sheet)

  • Manuscript title:

    Campement à hüm / politz ce 30 Mai / 1742. [bottom left, in rectangular panel]

    Manuscript title:

    3. [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)

    Humpolec, Vysočina, Czech Republic (49°32'29"E 15°21'33"E)

Page revisions

  • 23 May 2024