Maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
Maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
Pencil, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:39,300 approx. | RCIN 732030
A map of the encampment of George II's German troops at Verden, 8 August 1757. Seven Years War (1756-63). Oriented with west to top.
A preliminary drawing for the fair copies at RCINs 732200.z and 732201.ab.
? Anton Heinrich du Plat (1738-91) (surveyor and draughtsman)
Watermark: Strasburg bend and lily, the letters L V G below
Mark, stamped: 820
Condition: no fold lines; brown discolouration. Verso: bottom left, water-stained patch, fragments and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: 1:39,300 approx. Scale bar: [124 mm =] 1 heure de Chemin.
26.7 x 25.0 cm (image and neatline)
29.6 x 27.6 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Le Camp de Verden du 8 d’Aout 1757. [top of map]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Verden 8 August 1757.
Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom right, black pencil:] 15. (Verso) [bottom right, black pencil, in Mason's hand]: 46; [centre, red pencil:] 46.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment Plan dessinée du camp de l’Armée de Sa Majesté Britannique a Verden, le 8 Aout 1757, [red ink:] par le Capitaine du Plat.
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)
Verden, Lower Saxony, Germany (52°55'00"N 09°14'00"E)