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
Battle of Fontenoy, 1745
BATAILLE de FONTENOY le 11th May 1745
1745 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; unfinished | Scale: not stated. 1:19,000 approx. | RCIN 729099
This is based on Hancko's plan of the battle (RCINs 729093-6) with slight variations of detail such as one, instead of two, groups of reserve corps along the edge of the Bois de Barry. The map lacks annotations to the military features, and the only named features are the Bois de Barry, River L'Escaut, Fontenoy and Pieronne (Péronnes 50°33'05"N 03°27'13"E). Two bodies of water are shown south-east of Vezon which are not on Hancko's other maps.
Another copy of this map, perhaps in the same hand but in a less finished state, is at RCIN 729100. Both maps have matching double pin holes which may have been part of the copying process from one map to the other.
Condition: no fold lines; double pinholes at each corner of the image [not quite at the bottom right corner: a little to the left].
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: J VILLEDARY
Mark, stamped: 440
Condition: no fold lines; double pinholes at each corner of the image [not quite at the bottom right corner: a little to the left]
Scale: not stated. 1:19,000 approx.
37.7 x 27.6 cm (neatline)
40.0 x 27.6 cm (image)
47.8 x 36.7 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
BATAILLE de FONTENOY le 11th May 1745. [top, outside border]
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Fontenoy 11 May 1745.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, red pencil:] 9/23 [the ‘23’ is crossed through in black pencil]; [bottom left, black pencil:] VI/14 Duplicate X/[?8-b].
George III catalogue entry:
Fontenoy Plan dessiné de la Bataille de Fontenoy, le 11 Mai 1745.
Subject(s)
Fontenoy, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°34'03"N 03°28'24"E)
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