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 Lafelt, 1747
PLAN, Von der Situation zwischen Mastricht und Tongern / wodürch ins besondere vorgestellet wird, die Action So den 2ten Julii 1747, / zwischen der Alliirten und Frantzösischen Armée vorgefallen
1747 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:35,000 approx. | RCIN 730132
This map shows the detailed local route network which is entirely lacking across the battlefield area in the three maps by Hancko (RCINs 730129-730131). The retreat of the Allied army is not shown.
Additional text: [top left, below title, in title panel, a key, A-I, K, to the positions of the Allied army before the battle; right, along right edge, in rectangular panel, two keys, 1-9 and 10-25:] Position der Alliirten Armée den 2ten Julii vor der Action [and] Position der Armée währen der Action.
Condition: six fold lines; creased; small tear to left and right edges; surface dirt on verso.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, a ‘4’ suspending the letters WR; countermark: NV
Mark, stamped: 625
Condition: six fold lines; creased; small tear to left and right edges; surface dirt on verso
Scale: 1:35,000 approx. Scale bar: [114 mm =] 5000 Schritte.
28.8 x 38.3 cm (neatline)
29.1 x 49.8 cm (image)
32.9 x 53.1 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
PLAN, Von der Situation zwischen Mastricht und Tongern / wodürch ins besondere vorgestellet wird, die Action So den 2ten Julii 1747, / zwischen der Alliirten und Frantzösischen Armée vorgefallen. [top left, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
[top left, below title, in title panel, a key, A-I, K, to the positions of the Allied army before the battle; right, along right edge, in rectangular panel, two keys, 1-9 and 10-25:] Position der Alliirten Armée den 2ten Julii vor der Action [and] Position der Armée währen der Action.
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Laffeldt 2 July 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top, left of centre, red pencil:] 11/50 [and, in black pencil:] XIII/46; [bottom, right of centre, black pencil, erased:] XIII/[?].
George III catalogue heading:
Laffeldt Plan von der Situation zwischen Mastricht und Tongeren wodurch insbesondere vorgestellet wird die Action so den 2 Julii 1747 zwischen der Allurten und Frantzosischen Armee vorgefallen. drawn.
Subject(s)
Lafelt, Limburg, Belgium (50°49'49"N 05°36'43"E)
Page revisions
14 March 2024
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