Maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
Maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
Pencil on paper | Scale: not stated. Not to scale. | RCIN 732004.d
? Georg Josua du Plat (1722-95)
A sketch of the encampment of the Hanoverian army at Grohnde, 1757. Seven Years War (1756-63). Oriented with south-west to top.
? Georg Josua du Plat (1722-95) (surveyor and draughtsman)
Watermark: Horn in crowned shield, the letters B F below
Mark, stamped: 801
Condition: one fold line; creased; brown stains to both sides
Scale: not stated. Not to scale.
15.6 x 25.0 cm (image)
21.2 x 30.9 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
No title
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampments in Germany 1757.
Other annotations: none.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment 5 drawn sketches of Encampments in Germany in 1757. [The same entry appears under the heading Germany]
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)
Grohnde, Lower Saxony, Germany (52°01'00"N 09°25'00"E)