The Seven Years War (1756-63)
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Map of Minden, Dankersen and Holzhausen, 1757 (Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) 52°17'00"N 08°55'00"E; (Dankersen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) 52°18'00"N 08°58'00"E; (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) 51°47'22"N 09°08'0
c.1757Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on four pieces of paper; mounted on two sheets of paper; laid down on coarse linen | Scale: not stated. 1:9,000 approx. | RCIN 732019
The attribution to Anton Heinrich du Plat is made on stylistic grounds. The camp at Holzhausen was dated 16 June (see RCIN 732200.n) and that at Dankersen was dated 26 June (see RCIN 732200.p).
Condition: two fold lines; ink smudges; brown staining; surface dirt. Verso: large water-stained patch, top centre, and smaller water-stained patches from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label to left; top, fragments of cipher label between canvas and verso of map; considerable brown staining.
? Anton Heinrich du Plat (1738-91) (surveyor and draughtsman)
Watermark: None visible
Mark, stamped: 810
Condition: two fold lines; ink smudges; brown staining; surface dirt. Verso: large water-stained patch, top centre, and smaller water-stained patches from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label to left; top, fragments of cipher label between canvas and verso of map; considerable brown staining
Scale: not stated. 1:9,000 approx.
26.0 x 100.5 cm (image)
29.4 x 100.5 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
No title
Annotations:
George III heading: [on white paper strip on verso:] Encampment at Holzhausen 16, and at Danckersen 26 June 1757.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top, left of centre, ink, obscured by canvas, illegible]; [top, right of centre, black pencil:] VOL VIII; [top right, obscured by white paper strip, illegible.]
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment Carte dessiné des environs de Minden, avec les campemens se l’Armée de Sa Majesté Britannique a Holzhausen le 16, et a Danckersen le 26 Juin 1757; [red ink:] par le Capitaine du Plat. [The same entry appears under the headings Holzhausen and Danckersen.]
Subject(s)
Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (52°17'00"N 08°55'00"E)
Dankersen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (52°18'00"N 08°58'00"E)
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (51°47'22"N 09°08'0)
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