Maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
? Sir David Dundas (1735-1820)
Cancale and Saint-Malo, 1758 c.1758
Pen, ink and watercolour on two sheets of thin paper, joined | Scale: 1:23,000 approx. | RCIN 732055.b
? Sir David Dundas (1735-1820)
Master: Maps of Cancale and Saint Malo, 1758 (Cancale, Brittany, France) 48?40'33"N 01?51'08"W; (Saint-Malo, Brittany, France) 48?39'00"N 02?01'00"W Item: Map of Cancale and Saint-Malo, 1758 (Cancale, c.1758
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A map of the Bay of Cancale to illustrate the expedition to the French coast under the Duke of Marlborough in June 1758. Seven Years War (1756-63). Oriented with north to top (cardinal points).
A copy on thin paper of RCIN 732055.a. An entry for a 'drawn plan on thin paper' of 'St. Malos & part of the coast of Britagne' appears in the listing of Lieutenant-General Robert Napier's maps (RA Cumberland Papers Vol. 6/12), but it is not possible to identify, with certainty, this map with that entry. Napier (c.1703-66), was Adjutant General and Secretary for Military Affairs to the Duke of Cumberland.
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? Sir David Dundas (1735-1820) (surveyor and draughtsman)
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Watermark: None
Mark, stamped: 837
Condition: one fold line; brown discolouration
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Scale: 1:23,000 approx. Scale bar: Une Lieue [193 mm =].
31.5 x 77.4 cm (image and neatline)
32.0 x 78.5 cm (sheet)
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Manuscript title:
No title
Annotations:
George III heading: Cancalle and S.t Malo 5-12 June 1758.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, black pencil, crossed out in black pencil:] 8/7; [top, left of centre, black pencil, in Mason's hand?:] VIII/57; [top right, black pencil:] 8/[1].
George III catalogue entry:
Cancalle A drawn Map of the Bay and Coast from Cancalle to S.t Malo relative to the Expedition under the Duke of Marlborough in June 1758 inclosing a copy of D.o on thin paper. Malo, S.t A drawn Map of the Bay and Coast from Concalle to S.t Malo relative to the Expedition under the Duke of Marlborough in June 1758: inclosing two copies of D.o on thin paper.
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Probably from the collection of military and naval maps and prints formed by Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65), third son of George II; subsequently acquired by George III (1738-1820)
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Subject(s)
Cancale, Brittany, France (48°40'33"N 01°51'08"W)
Saint-Malo, Brittany, France (48°39'00"N 02°01'00"W)
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