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Map of the Battle of Minden, 1759 (Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) 52°17'00"N 08°55'00"E
1759 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:62,500 approx. | RCIN 732114
A rough map made by a British hand showing the positions of the French and British camps at various dates, the preliminary positions of the two armies at the beginning of the battle, and the positions of surrounding settlements.
Condition: one fold line. Verso: surface dirt; induced discolouration; water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Army-FranceArmy-GBArmy-HanoverArmy-HesseArmy-BrunswickArmy-Allied army (Seven Years' War, 1756-63)Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, a ‘4’ suspending the letters L V G below; countermark: the letters JW
Mark, stamped: 886
Condition: one fold line. Verso: surface dirt; induced discolouration; water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: not stated. 1:62,500 approx.
48.1 x 40.4 cm (neatline)
49.4 x 40.4 cm (image)
54.9 x 42.2 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
PLAN OF THE BATTLE NEAR MINDEN. [top centre, outside border]
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Minden 1 Aug. 1759.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil:] August 1st 1759.
George III catalogue entry:
Minden A drawn Plan of the Battle near Minden on the 1.st of August 1759.
Subject(s)
Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (52°17'00"N 08°55'00"E)
Page revisions
21 May 2025
Current version
REady