The Seven Years War (1756-63)
Manuscript and printed maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
Map of encampment at Blandford, 1756 (Blandford Forum, Dorset, UK) 50°51'38"N 02°09'42"E
c.1756Pen, ink, and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:4,575 approx. | RCIN 731081
The encamped regiments, under the command of the Duke of Bedford, are: 2nd and 10th Regiments of Dragoons, and the 3rd, 8th, 12th, 15th, 20th and 33rd Regiments of Foot.
This map is similar in detail to RCIN 731080, by Bruce, but is less tidily drawn and lacks most of the names which appear on Bruce's version.
Condition: one fold line, torn at the bottom.
Charles Campbell (active 1756) (draughtsman) [below title, in cartouche:] Cha:s Campbell. / Ensign in ye Buffs.
Subject(s)
Army-GB-Cavalry-2nd (or The Queen's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards (1685-1796)Army-GB-Cavalry RegimentsArmy-GB-Cavalry-10th Regiment of Dragoons (1755-1784)Army-GB-Infantry-8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot (1685-1881)Army-GB-Infantry-15th Regiment of Foot (1685-1783)Army-GB-Infantry-33rd Regiment of Foot (1702-1783)Army-GB-Infantry-20th Regiment of Foot (1688-1783)Army-GB-Infantry-12th Regiment of Foot (1685-1783)Army-GB-Infantry-3rd Regiment of Foot, or the Buffs (1665-1783)Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, a ‘4’ suspending the letters L V G below; countermark: I H S [with cross] above I VILLEDARY
Mark, stamped: 91
Condition: one fold line, torn at the bottom
Scale: 1:4,575 approx. Scale bar: [176 mm =] 880 yards.
42.0 x 57.6 cm (neatline)
43.5 x 58.6 cm (image)
51.1 x 68.3 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
PLAN / of / SHROTON, CAMP. / OCTOBER. 1756. [bottom left, in rococo cartouche]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Shroton 4 July - 12 Oct.r 1756.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom, left of centre, black pencil:] 29; [top, right of centre, ink:] 24; [right, along edge, ink:] Plan of Shroton Camp, 1756. by Ensign Ch Campbell of the Buffs; [right centre, red pencil: 30.]
George III catalogue entry:
Shroton A drawn Plan of Shroton Camp near Blandford in 1756; by Ensign Charles Campbell, Oct.r 1756. [The same entry appears under the heading Encampment.]
Subject(s)
Blandford Forum, Dorset, UK (50°51'38"N 02°09'42"E)
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