Mapping collected by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Daniel Paterson (d. 1749)
Battle of Lafelt, 1747
Battle of Lafelt, 1747
A PLAN / OF THE / BATTLE of / LAFFELDT / With the Different Motions of both / ARMIES / In the Months of Iuly & Aug.t c.1747
Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on two sheets of paper; laid down on two sheets of paper and further laid down on two pieces of linen, stitched together; edged with red silk; brass rings to top left and top right corners missing; linen ties to left edge | Scale: 1:27,300 approx. | RCIN 730140
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), Karl Josef Batthyány (1697-1772) and the Prince of Waldeck (1704-63) resulting in a French victory. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with south to top.
A fair drawn map showing the Battle of Lafelt, 2 July, and the positions of the encampments of the Allied and French Armies in the month after the battle. The Grande Commanderie at Alden-Biesen (not named) is also marked. The map extends from Smeermaas (50°53'05"N 05°40'24"E) in the north to Saint-Remy (50°41'44"N 05°42'14"E) in the south, and from Koninksem (50°45'55"N 05°26'20"E) in the west to Berg en Terblijt (50°51'42"N 05°47'00"E) in the east. At some time, possibly after the map entered the collection of George III, it was mounted and edged with red silk.
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Daniel Paterson (d. 1749) (draughtsman) [top left, following on from title, in title cartouche:] By D. Paterson 1747.
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Watermark: None visible
Condition: one fold line; surface dirt along right edge consistent with the map having been stored as a roll with the map detail facing outwards. Verso: foxing, surface dirt along right edge consistent with the map having been stored as a roll with the map detail facing inwards
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Scale: 1:27,300 approx. Scale bar: [67 mm =] 2000 yards.
59.2 x 98.8 cm (neatline)
60.1 x 99.4 cm (image)
64.3 x 103.0 cm (sheet)
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Printed title:
A PLAN / OF THE / BATTLE of / LAFFELDT / With the Different Motions of both / ARMIES / In the Months of Iuly & Aug.t [top left, in rococo cartouche]
Annotations:
George III heading: X/140 Military Laffeldt 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top centre, red printed Royal Library label, ballpoint pen:] X 140 Laffeldt. [bottom right, black pencil:] VII/23.
K. Mil. dummy sheet:
Title [ink:] A drawn Plan of the Battle of Laffeldt, with the different motions of both Armies in the / months of July and August 1747; by Lieut. D. Paterson Eng.r 2 sheets / A Roll ... [black pencil:] 5 Table 2.d [black pencil, in a modern hand:] oversize / [old heading red ink:] Battle of Laffeldt 2 July 1747.
Watermark: fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, the monogram B&W below.
Size: 46.9 x 32.5 cm (sheet).George III catalogue entry:
Laffeldt A drawn Plan of the Battle of Laffeldt with the different motions of both Armies in the months of July and August 1747: by Lieut. D. Paterson Eng.r 2 sheets.
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Probably from the collection of military and naval maps and prints formed by Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65), third son of George II; subsequently acquired by George III (1738-1820)
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Subject(s)
Lafelt, Limburg, Belgium (50°49'49"N 05°36'43"E)
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