The Seven Years War (1756-63)
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Map of St Cast, 1758 (Saint-Cast-le-Guildo, Brittany, France) 48°37'49"N 02°15'27"W
1758 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on linen | Scale: 1:6,200 approx. | RCIN 732079
A large-scale map of the Bay of St Cast showing the positions of the French troops and the defences on the beach, and the positions of the British troops during re-embarkation on 11 September. The map appears to be unfinished since none of the regiments is identified, nor are there any other annotations.
Condition: no fold lines; surface dirt. Verso: brown discolouration.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Royal NavyArmy-FranceWatermark: None
Mark, stamped: 868
Condition: no fold lines; surface dirt. Verso: brown discolouration
Scale: 1:6,200 approx. Scale bar: Scale of Yards 700 [103 mm =].
29.2 x 40.0 cm (neatline)
29.5 x 40.4 cm (image)
30.0 x 41.2 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Bay of St Cas. [bottom right]
Annotations:
George III heading: S.t Cas 11 Sep. 1758.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, ink, crossed out in ink, obscured by white paper strip:] St Cast; [bottom right, red pencil:] 13/63-2 [the lower denominator is crossed out in black pencil]; [bottom right, black pencil:] XVI/22.
George III catalogue entry:
Cas, S.t A drawn Plan of the Re-embarkation of the British Troops, commanded by General Bligh, on the Bay of St. Cas, the 11.th of Sept.r 1758.
Subject(s)
Saint-Cast-le-Guildo, Brittany, France (48°37'49"N 02°15'27"W)
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