The Seven Years War (1756-63)
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Sketch of encampments at Coesfeld, Dülmen and Haltern, 1758 (Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) 51°56'00"N 07°09'00"E; (Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) 51°50'00"N 07°18'00"E; (Haltern, North Rhine-Westphalia, Ger
c.1758Pen, ink and watercolour on thin paper; laid down on linen | Scale: 1:72,500 approx. | RCIN 732074
The attribution to William Roy is made on stylistic grounds. The details of this rough sketch were incorporated in RCIN 732075. The French advanced camp, west to south of Haltern, is shown in blue.
Additional text: [bottom, a key to the colours used on the map for the encampments:] Blue – English and Hannoverian Encampment near Coesfeldt before the Junction of the Army, from Augt 14th to Aug 21st. / Red – Encampment of the Army on their Junction Aug.t 21st between Coesfeldt and Lette. / Yellow – Encampment of the Army between Hamsen and Velte from Aug.t 27th to Augt 29th / Green – Encampment of the Army between Velt [Welte] and Dulmen from Augt 29th, where they remain. Sep:ber 6.th 1758.
Condition: no fold lines; creased; brown staining to both sides.
? William Roy (1726-90) (surveyor and draughtsman)
Subject(s)
Army-HanoverArmy-GBWatermark: None
Mark, stamped: 861
Condition: no fold lines; creased; brown staining to both sides
Scale: 1:72,500 approx. Scale bar: English Miles 5 [111 mm =].
28.1 x 49.8 cm (image and sheet)
Manuscript title:
No title
Additional text:
[bottom, a key to the colours used on the map for the encampments:] Blue – English and Hannoverian Encampment near Coesfeldt before the Junction of the Army, from Augt 14th to Aug 21st. / Red – Encampment of the Army on their Junction Aug.t 21st between Coesfeldt and Lette. / Yellow – Encampment of the Army between Hamsen and Velte from Aug.t 27th to Augt 29th / Green – Encampment of the Army between Velt [Welte] and Dulmen from Augt 29th, where they remain. Sep:ber 6.th 1758.
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampments between Coesfeld and Dulmen 14 Aug.t - 6 Sept.r 1758.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top right, black pencil:] Camp.
George III catalogue entry:
Coesfeldt A drawn Plan of the Encampments of the English and Hanoverian Troops between Coesfeldt and Dulmen, from the 14.th of August to the 6.th of Sept.r 1758. [The same entry appears under the headings Encampment and Dulmen.]
Subject(s)
Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (51°56'00"N 07°09'00"E)
Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (51°50'00"N 07°18'00"E)
Haltern, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (51°44'34"N 07°10'53"E)
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