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Map of Cherbourg, 1758 (Cherbourg-Octeville, Basse-Normandy, France) 49°38'23"N 01°36'58"W
c.1758Pen and ink on thin paper | Scale: 1:17,200 approx. | RCIN 732067.b
The attribution to William Roy is made on stylistic grounds. This appears to be a tracing by Roy of Dundas's sketch (RCIN 732067.a); it is at a slightly smaller scale than Dundas's sketch, and there are positional differences of detail.
Condition: six fold lines; formerly folded to 8.3 x 13.9 cm; brown stains.
? William Roy (1726-90) (draughtsman)
Subject(s)
Army-GBWatermark: None
Mark, stamped: 853
Condition: six fold lines; formerly folded to 8.3 x 13.9 cm; brown stains
Scale: 1:17,200 approx. Scale bar: Scale about one mile [95 mm =].
22.9 x 35.4 cm (image and neatline)
24.1 x 36.1 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
No title
Annotations:
George III heading: Cherbourg 29-30 June 1758.
Other annotations: none.
George III catalogue entry:
Cherbourg A drawn Plan of Cherbourg and the adjacent Country relative to the Expedition under the Duke of Marlborough in June 1758: by D.D (David Dundas) with a copy of D.o on thin paper; and his letter giving an Account of the Expedition.
Subject(s)
Cherbourg-Octeville, Basse-Normandy, France (49°38'23"N 01°36'58"W)
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