The Seven Years War (1756-63)
Manuscript and printed maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
Sketch of encampment at Grohnde, 1757 (Grohnde, Lower Saxony, Germany) 52°01'00"N 09°25'00"E
c.1757Pencil on paper | Scale: not stated. Not to scale. | RCIN 732004.b
The map is combined with a rough perspective view of the country behind the camp. With rough pencil notes explaining the positioning of the troops.
Condition: two fold lines; brown stains to both sides.
? Georg Josua du Plat (1722-95) (surveyor and draughtsman) [bottom right:] ?G du Plat
Subject(s)
Army-HanoverWatermark: A seated figure with plumed head dress, facing right, holding a spear, behind a crowned lion rampant, holding a sword in the left paw and three arrows in the right paw, both within a circular fence, the word INPAT [cropped] within a rectangular panel to the right
Mark, stamped: 799
Condition: two fold lines; brown stains to both sides
Scale: not stated. Not to scale.
16.2 x 32.2 cm (image and sheet)
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.]
Subject(s)
Grohnde, Lower Saxony, Germany (52°01'00"N 09°25'00"E)
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