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War of the Austrian Succession (1740-8)

Includes much of the mapping collected by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, as Captain General of the British army

1744

A map of the encampment of the Allied army between Erembodegem and Asse from 19 May to 1 June 1744. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with north to top (cardinal points).  
This is one of a set of six encampment maps of which the first on
First section

Action in the Netherlands and the Battle of Toulon

A map of the French siege of Menen, begun on 27 May, with the town capitulating on 4 June 1744. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with north-east to top (cardinal points). 
This large-scale map shows the French attack works on the hornwor
Second section

Campaigns in the Low Countries

A rough map of the encampment of the Allied army, under the command of Marshals d'Arenberg and Wade, on the west bank of the River Marque at Anstaing near Lille, 10 August 1744. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with west to top (cardinal
Third section

The French and Allied armies in Flanders

A map of the siege of Cuneo (Coni), 12-30 September 1744, fought between the King of Sardinia's forces, augmented by Austrian Croats, under the command of Charles Emmanuel III, King of Sardinia (1701-73), and the combined army of the French and Spanish un
Fourth section

Campaigns in Italy and the Low Countries