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The Seven Years War (1756-63)

Manuscript and printed maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war

CHARLES CAMPBELL (ACTIVE 1756)

Encampment at Blandford, 1756

PLAN / of / SHROTON, CAMP. / OCTOBER. 1756

c.1756

Pen, ink, and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:4,575 approx. | RCIN 731081

A map of the encampment at Blandford, 1756. Seven Years War (1756-63). Oriented with south-east to top.

The encamped regiments, under the command of the Duke of Bedford, are: 2nd and 10th Regiments of Dragoons, and the 3rd, 8th, 12th, 15th, 20th and 33rd Regiments of Foot.

This map is similar in detail to RCIN 731080, by Bruce, but is less tidily drawn and lacks most of the names which appear on Bruce's version.

Condition: one fold line, torn at the bottom.
  • Charles Campbell (active 1756) (draughtsman) [below title, in cartouche:] Cha:s Campbell. / Ensign in ye Buffs.

  • Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, a ‘4’ suspending the letters L V G below; countermark: I H S [with cross] above I VILLEDARY

    Mark, stamped: 91

    Condition: one fold line, torn at the bottom

  • Scale: 1:4,575 approx. Scale bar: [176 mm =] 880 yards.

    42.0 x 57.6 cm (neatline)

    43.5 x 58.6 cm (image)

    51.1 x 68.3 cm (sheet)

  • Manuscript title:

    PLAN / of / SHROTON, CAMP. / OCTOBER. 1756. [bottom left, in rococo cartouche]

    Annotations:

    George III heading: Encampment at Shroton 4 July - 12 Oct.r 1756.

    Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom, left of centre, black pencil:] 29; [top, right of centre, ink:] 24; [right, along edge, ink:] Plan of Shroton Camp, 1756. by Ensign Ch Campbell of the Buffs; [right centre, red pencil: 30.]

    George III catalogue entry:

    Shroton A drawn Plan of Shroton Camp near Blandford in 1756; by Ensign Charles Campbell, Oct.r 1756. [The same entry appears under the heading Encampment.]

  • Subject(s)

    Blandford Forum, Dorset, UK (50°51'38"N 02°09'42"E)

Page revisions

  • 14 March 2024