The Seven Years War (1756-63)
Manuscript and printed maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
London and South-East England
Cantonments & Encampments / of / His Majesty’s Forces / with a List of Regements, Countys, Quarters, with / the Strength of each Regement & in each County, / and the Distances of the Quarters from London
c.1761Pencil, ink and watercolour on paper; some pricking through; laid down on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:612,800 approx. | RCIN 733034
There are small variations in detail between this map and a similar map by the same draughtsman at RCIN 733033; in particular, there are some quite different mileages given between the same places, although the totals of horses and men are the same.
Additional text: [right, down right side of map: a tabulated list of regiments, their quarters, and the numbers of Horse Dragoons in the regiments and counties, and the same for the Foot regiments.]
Condition: no fold lines; brown discolouration; surface dirt around edges. Verso: surface dirt; induced discolouration.
J Brown (active 1761) (draughtsman) [bottom right of title panel:] J. Brown July 1761.
Watermark: None
Mark, stamped: 931
Condition: no fold lines; brown discolouration; surface dirt around edges. Verso: surface dirt; induced discolouration
Scale: not stated. 1:612,800 approx.
34.4 x 53.3 cm (image and neatline)
36.7 x 55.6 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Cantonments & Encampments / of / His Majesty’s Forces / with a List of Regements, Countys, Quarters, with / the Strength of each Regement & in each County, / and the Distances of the Quarters from London. [bottom centre, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
[right, down right side of map: a tabulated list of regiments, their quarters, and the numbers of Horse Dragoons in the regiments and counties, and the same for the Foot regiments.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampments and Cantonments round London in July 1761.
Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom right, black pencil:] XVI/94-a; [bottom, above neatline, black pencil:] Camp. (Verso) none.
George III catalogue entry:
London A drawn Map of the Cantonments and Encampments of His Majesty's Forces in the neighbourhood of London; with a List of Regiments, County's Quarters, Strength, and the distances of the Quarters from London, July 1761: by J. Brown. [The same entry appears under the headings Cantonment and Encampment.]
Subject(s)
Greater London, England, UK (51°30'30"N 00°07'32"W)
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