The Seven Years War (1756-63)
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Encampment at Newport, 1758
Camp in the isle of Wight / previous to the Expedition / to S.t Malo in 1758
c.1758Pencil, pen, ink and grey wash on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:9,500 approx. | RCIN 732054
The attribution to William Roy is made on stylistic grounds. The troop encampments on the Isle of Wight, which gathered in mid-April 1758, were preliminary to the coastal raids on France which began with the expedition to St Malo in June, in which Roy took part.
The plan shows several possible positions for the encamped regiments, as well as the final position. The confident brushwork which is used to represent relief, and the general style of cartography, was gained from experience on the Military Survey of Scotland (1747-55). The face of the map is covered with pencil-squared copying lines and with a melee of other construction lines; a series of pricked lines running along the main roads of Newport suggest a measured road traverse.
Condition: one fold line; formerly torn along whole length except for small part at top of fold; brown discolouration.
? William Roy (1726-90) (surveyor and draughtsman)
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, a ‘4’ suspending the letters L V G below; countermark: IVILLEDARY
Mark, stamped: 835
Condition: one fold line; formerly torn along whole length except for small part at top of fold; brown discolouration
Scale: not stated. 1:9,500 approx.
47.9 x 59.5 cm (image and sheet)
Manuscript title:
Camp in the isle of Wight / previous to the Expedition / to S.t Malo in 1758. [bottom right]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment near Newport in April 1758.
Other annotations: (Recto) [right, black pencil:] Camp on I of [? cropped] to the Expedition [? cropped] St Malo 1758. (Verso) none.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment A drawn Plan of the proposed Encampment near Newport in April 1758. [The same entry appears under the heading Encampment.]
Subject(s)
Newport, Isle of Wight, UK (50°42'05"N 01°17'28"W)
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