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
Les Premiers Traits du Dessin de l'Attaque des Hauts Alieés / contre le Francois, proche de S.t Antoine sur l'Escaut, donne le 11e Maÿ 1745
1745 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:31,000 approx. | RCIN 729098
This shows the same information as RCIN 729097. It is possible that one, or both maps were drawn by Hanoverian officers: the explanatory text refers to the actions of the regiments of Zastrow, Spörcken, Campen, Böselager and Oberg, which were not mentioned in Hancko's texts (RCINs 729093-6). There are other differences between this and Hancko's map, such as the deployment in order of battle of French troops on the plain in front of St Antoine, which would not have been possible for the Allied army to see.
Additional text: [bottom, below title, in title panel, a key, A-I, K-U, W, X, to the troop positions and movements.]
Condition: four fold lines; top right corner cut off. Verso: induced discolouration; surface dirt.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys
Mark, stamped: 439
Condition: four fold lines; top right corner cut off. Verso: induced discolouration; surface dirt
Scale: not stated. 1:31,000 approx.
17.0 x 21.2 cm (neatline)
32.4 x 21.6 cm (image)
35.1 x 24.1 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Les Premiers Traits du Dessin de l'Attaque des Hauts Alieés / contre le Francois, proche de S.t Antoine sur l'Escaut, donne le 11e Maÿ 1745. [bottom, below map in rectangular panel of text]
Additional text:
[bottom, below title, in title panel, a key, A-I, K-U, W, X, to the troop positions and movements.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Fontenoy 11 May 1745.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, red pencil:] 9/27-4 [the ‘27-4’ is crossed through in black pencil]; [bottom left, black pencil:] X/52-b; [top left, black pencil, erased:] Fontenoy.
George III catalogue entry:
Fontenoy Les premiers traits du dessin de l'Attaque des Hauts Alliés contre les Francois, proche de S.t Antoine sur l'Escaut, le 11 Mai 1745. MS.
Subject(s)
Fontenoy, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°34'03"N 03°28'24"E)
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