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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

    1747

    A map of the Austrian siege of Genoa, April-June 1747. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with north to top (compass rose). A view of three ships, presumably sailing on the Ligurian Sea, is engraved below the map. The map shows in outline
    First section

    Brabant and Flanders

    A map of the encampment of the Allied army under the command of the Duke of Cumberland at Schilde, 14-28 May 1747. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with south-west to top (compass rose). This map shows greater topographical detail than
    Second section

    Encampments at Bouwel and Schilde

    A map of the Battle of Lafelt, fought on 2 July 1747 between the French army, commanded by Marshal Maurice Saxe (1696-1750) and the Allied army (Great Britain, Hanover, Austria, Dutch Republic), commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65),
    Third section

    The Battle of Lafelt

    A plan of the attacks on Bergen op Zoom, 1747. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with south to top. The town of Bergen op Zoom, fortified by Menno van Coehoorn and garrisoned under the command of General Cronström, was besieged by t
    Fourth section

    Bergen op Zoom and Maastricht

    Map of encampment at Richelle and Liege, 1747 (Richelle, Walloon Region, Belgium) 50?42'50"N 05?41'44"E; (Liege, Walloon Region, Belgium) 50?38'00"N 05?34'00"E; (Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands)
    Fifth section

    Tongeren and St Peter's Hill, in the Low Countries

    A map of the fortified lines at Oudenbosch, 21 September 1747. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with north-east to top (compass rose). It is possible that further explanatory material is missing: there is no key to the numbers 1-19 whic
    Sixth section

    Encampments across Flanders and Brabant

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