Maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
? Georg Josua du Plat (1722-95)
Settlements near Lippstadt, 1757 c.1757
Pen and ink on paper | Scale: not stated. Not to scale. | RCIN 732004.e
![Master: [Encampments in Germany 1757]
Item: Sketch of settlements near Lippstadt, 1757 (Lippstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) 51?40'00](https://militarymaps.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/3/3/668868-1490008803.jpg?itok=86lrhjja "Master: [Encampments in Germany 1757]
Item: Sketch of settlements near Lippstadt, 1757 (Lippstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) 51?40'00")
? Georg Josua du Plat (1722-95)
Master: [Encampments in Germany 1757] Item: Sketch of settlements near Lippstadt, 1757 (Lippstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) 51?40'00"N 08?21'00"E c.1757
![Master: [Encampments in Germany 1757]
Item: Sketch of settlements near Lippstadt, 1757 (Lippstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) 51?40'00](https://militarymaps.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/4/f/668397-1489767813.jpg?itok=G38PSv2z "Master: [Encampments in Germany 1757]
Item: Sketch of settlements near Lippstadt, 1757 (Lippstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) 51?40'00")
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A sketch of settlements and roads near Lippstadt, 1757. Seven Years War (1756-63). Oriented with south-east to top.
The main settlements marked are: Delbrück, Verl, and Nienkircke (Neuenkirchen). The principal rivers are drawn but not named. This sketch has probably been copied from a small-scale printed map and used for planning the locations of stations of the troops.
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? Georg Josua du Plat (1722-95) (surveyor and draughtsman)
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Watermark: Cropped: IV
Mark, stamped: 802
Condition: three fold lines; formerly pasted down to a paper backing, now removed leaving three patches of the backing
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Scale: not stated. Not to scale.
23.2 x 18.4 cm (image and sheet)
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Manuscript title:
No title
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampments in Germany 1757.
Other annotations: none.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment 5 drawn sketches of Encampments in Germany in 1757. [The same entry appears under the heading Germany.]
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Probably from the collection of military and naval maps and prints formed by Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65), third son of George II; subsequently acquired by George III (1738-1820)
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Subject(s)
Lippstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (51°40'00"N 08°21'00"E)
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