Maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
? John Cleeve Pleydell (1736-1816)
Dartford Heath, 1759
Dartford Heath, 1759
Sketch of Dartford Heath, June 19,th 1759 c.1759
Pencil, black, brown and red ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:27,800 approx. | RCIN 732095
A map of the encampment of the 30th and 36th regiments of foot on Dartford Heath, 19 June 1759. Seven Years War (1756-63). Oriented with north to top.
The tentative attribution to Pleydell is made on stylistic grounds, however, the style also bears similarities to that of William Roy (1726-90). This camp comprises two battalions, one each of the 30th and 36th Regiments of Foot.
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? John Cleeve Pleydell (1736-1816) (draughtsman)
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Watermark: IV
Mark, stamped: 873
Condition: five fold lines; creased; surface dirt on both sides
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Scale: not stated. 1:27,800 approx.
20.5 x 27.0 cm (image)
23.2 x 28.2 cm (sheet)
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Manuscript title:
Sketch of Dartford Heath, June 19,th 1759. [top centre]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment on Dartford Heath 19 June 1759.
Other annotations: (Recto) [left, above old heading, black pencil, underlined, erased and illegible, part of the old heading?]. (Verso) [top left, black pencil, cropped:] 3.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment A drawn Plan of the Encampment of the 30.th and 36.th regiments on Dartford Heath, 19 June 1759. [The same entry appears under the heading Dartford Heath.]
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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)
Dartford Heath, Kent, England, UK (51°25'54"N 00°11'24"E)
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