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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

A.W.V. LINSTOW (ACTIVE 1747)

Battle of Lafelt, 1747

PLAN / De l'Action de Laffelt donnée le 2me Juillet 1747

c.1747

Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:42,200 approx. | RCIN 730134

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 (compass rose).

This shows the same detail as RCIN 730133, with slightly different text.

Additional text: [bottom, below title, in title panel, a key, A-I, K-S to the positions and movements of the armies during the battle.]

Condition: one fold line. Verso: brown staining; top left, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
  • A.W.V. Linstow (active 1747) (draughtsman) [bottom right, inside text panel:] A.W.V. Linstow.

  • Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, a ‘4’ suspending the letters L V G

    Mark, stamped: 627

    Condition: one fold line. Verso: brown staining; top left, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label

  • Scale: 1:42,200 approx. Scale bar: Echelle d'un Lieu de Brabant [98 mm =] 5000 pas.

    22.3 x 37.4 cm (neatline)

    29.2 x 37.8 cm (image)

    31.6 x 40.2 cm (sheet)

  • Manuscript title:

    PLAN / De l'Action de Lafeld, donnée le 2me Juil 1747. [bottom centre, below map, in rectangular panel]

    Additional text:

    [bottom, below title, in title panel, a key, A-I, K-S to the positions and movements of the armies during the battle.] 

    Annotations:

    George III heading: Battle of Laffeldt 2 July 1747.

    Other annotations: (R) None. (V) [bottom left, black pencil:] 27; [top right, black pencil or ink, crossed out in red pencil, obscured by white paper strip:] Laffeldt; [centre, red pencil:] 27.

    George III catalogue entry:

    Laffelt Plan dessiné de l'Action de Lafeld donnée le 2 Juillet 1747: par J.G. Merckens Ing.r

  • Subject(s)

    Lafelt, Limburg, Belgium (50°49'49"N 05°36'43"E)

Page revisions

  • 14 March 2024