The Seven Years War (1756-63)
Manuscript and printed maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
Map of Havana, 1762 (Havana, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba) 23°07'58"N 82°22'58"W
1762 or laterPencil, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:28,135 approx. | RCIN 733050
The style of this map is somewhat clumsy compared with the finesses of Chamberlain's later work. He had only been admitted to the Tower Drawing Room in 1759 so this may have been an early piece of work. It was the usual practice for the draughtsmen to make copies of the work of others for further dissemination to the King, members of Government, and military officers.
Condition: no fold lines; creased. Verso: induced discolouration.
Patrick Mackellar (1717-78) (cartographer)
Thomas Chamberlain (active 1759-d.1794) (draughtsman) [bottom left, outside border:] Copyed from an Original Draw.g of P. Mackellar C. Engineer, by. Tho. Chamberlain.
Subject(s)
Royal NavyWatermark: Fleur-de-lys
Mark, stamped: 945
Condition: no fold lines; creased. Verso: induced discolouration
Scale: 1:28,135 approx. Scale bar: Scale of English Feet 6000 [56 mm =].
92.0 x 32.2 cm (neatline)
19.6 x 32.6 cm (image)
24.1 x 37.2 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
PLAN / of the HAVANNAH / and Disposition of the Ships. [top right, in rectangular panel]
Annotations:
George III heading: Havana 1762.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, black pencil, erased:] XVII/[?]-2 [and] Havana 1762. (Verso) [top left, black pencil:] XVII/[?0]-2.
George III catalogue entry:
Havana A drawn Plan of the Havannah and of the Disposition of the Ships for the attack in 1762: copied by Tho.s Chamberlain from an original drawing by P. Mackellar chief Eng.r
Subject(s)
Havana, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba (23°07'58"N 82°22'58"W)
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