The Seven Years War (1756-63)
Manuscript and printed maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
St Cast, 1758
A View of S.T CAS BAY
c.1758Pen and ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on linen | 23.5 x 24.2 cm (image and sheet) | RCIN 732080
Additional text: [below map, a key, 1-19, to the details on the map.]
Condition: no fold lines; surface dirt; ink smudges. Verso: induced discolouration.
Robert Pringle (active 1758) (draughtsman) [bottom right of text, inside neatline:] Rob.t Pringle Lieut.
Watermark: None
Mark, stamped: 869
Condition: no fold lines; surface dirt; ink smudges. Verso: induced discolouration
15.8 x 23.6 cm (neatline)
23.5 x 24.2 cm (image and sheet)
Manuscript title:
A View of S.T CAS BAY. [below map, centre]
Additional text:
[below map, a key, 1-19, to the details on the map.]
Annotations:
George III heading: S.t Cas 11 Sep. 1758.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, red pencil:] 13/63-3; [bottom left, black pencil:] XVI/23; [top left, obscured by white paper strip:] St Cast.
George III catalogue entry:
Cas, S.t A drawn View of the Bay of S.t Cas and of the Re-embarkation of the British Troops on the 11.th of Sept.r 1758: by Robt.t Pringle.
Subject(s)
Saint-Cast-le-Guildo, Brittany, France (48°37'49"N 02°15'27"W)
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