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Map of Walcheren, 1784 (Walcheren, Netherlands) 51°31'10"N 03°34'47"E

c.1784

Pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:63,000 approx. | RCIN 734102.2.a

A map, together with four other manuscript maps and plans at RCINs 734102.2.a-e, appear to result from a clandestine intelligence gathering operation on the Walcheren area in December 1784 in advance of proposed British hostilities. Oriented with north to top.

Additional text: [top right, in the blank area of 'South Beveland', a key, 1-6, to maritime features and to the Dutch ships at anchor off Vlissingen and Fort Rammekins.]

Five plans of part of the island of Walcheren and the attack on Flushing (Vlissingen). Formerly contained in a rough buff paper folder on which the old heading is written: XIV/102-2-a-e ['a-e' added in later hand] Walcheren, 1784. [Bottom, black pencil, in a modern hand:] Jan '87 [i.e. 1987] CMB.

Condition: no fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration.
  • Anonymous (cartographer)

  • Watermark: I. TAYLOR

    Mark, stamped: 1040

    Condition: no fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration

  • Scale: 1:63,000 approx. Scale bar: Scale of one French League [71 mm =].

    21.9 x 36.6 cm (neatline)

    23.8 x 36.9 cm (image)

    25.2 x 40.1 cm (sheet)

  • Manuscript title:

    No 1. Walcheren The mouth of the Scheild. [top, outside border]

    Additional text:

    [top right, in the blank area of 'South Beveland', a key, 1-6, to maritime features and to the Dutch ships at anchor off Vlissingen and Fort Rammekins.]

    Annotations:

    George III heading: Walcheren, 1784.

    Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, black pencil, erased and partly legible:] X[V]II/[?] (Verso) none.

    George III catalogue entry:

    Walcheren Five drawn Plans of Fortifications in the Island of Walcheren, relative to a proposed Attack of Flushing, 1784.

  • Subject(s)

    Walcheren, Netherlands (51°31'10"N 03°34'47"E)

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  • 23 May 2024