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
Map of the Battle of Lafelt, 1747 (Lafelt, Limburg, Belgium) 50°49'49"N 05°36'43"E
c.1747Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on linen | Scale not stated. 1:41,750 approx. | RCIN 730138
Georg Josua du Plat (1722-95) (draughtsman) [top right, bottom right of title panel:] [G.J] du Plat.
Subject(s)
Army-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)Army-FranceArmy-GBArmy-DutchArmy-AustriaArmy-HanoverArmy-HesseWatermark: Fleur-de-lys; countermark: G & I HONIG
Mark, stamped: 631
Condition: one fold line; some brown staining; ink smudging. Verso: top left, water-stained patch and fragments from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale not stated. 1:41,750 approx.
31.7 x 44.2 cm (image and neatline)
34.3 x 46.7 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
PLAN / de l'Affaire du 2me Juillet 1747 prés et / dans le Hameau de Laavelt, qui s'est donnée / entre l'aile gauche de L'Armée Alliée et La droite / des François. [top right, in irregularly shaped panel]
Additional text:
[top right, in title panel, a note of the colours used to represent the different nationalities.] [Bottom right, in rectangular panel, a key to the positions and movements of the troops during the battle:] Renvoy.
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Laffeldt 2 July 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil, in Mason's hand:] 26. [top right, ink, crossed out in red pencil, obscured by white paper strip:] Laffeldt; [top right, black pencil, obscured by linen:] 10. [centre, red pencil, Mason's? hand:] 26.
George III catalogue entry:
Laffeldt Plan dessiné de l'Affaire du 2 Juillet 1747 pres et dans l'Hameau de Laavelt qui s'est donnée entre l'aile gauche de l'Armée Alliée et la droite des Francois: par le Lieut. du Plat Ing.r
Subject(s)
Lafelt, Limburg, Belgium (50°49'49"N 05°36'43"E)
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