The Seven Years War (1756-63)
Manuscript and printed maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
Sketch of settlements near Lippstadt, 1757 (Lippstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) 51°40'00"N 08°21'00"E
c.1757Pen and ink on paper | Scale: not stated. Not to scale. | RCIN 732004.e
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.
Condition: three fold lines; formerly pasted down to a paper backing, now removed leaving three patches of the backing.
? Georg Josua du Plat (1722-95) (surveyor and draughtsman)
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
Scale: not stated. Not to scale.
23.2 x 18.4 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)
Lippstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (51°40'00"N 08°21'00"E)
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