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
Breisach, 1743
Die unterm 3.e und 4e Sept. zu Nacht / über den Rhein tentirte Passage. / [below panel:] 4. Sept. 1743
1743Pen and ink on paper | Scale: not stated. Not to scale. | RCIN 728123
A rough outline sketch showing the Austrian pontoon bridge crossing the Rhine from Hohenfeld to Rheinmarkt island on and behind which are French concealed batteries and an impassable wide ditch. Other French concealed batteries are shown, together with the supply line from French Breisach to Fort Mortier. This sketch, along with RCIN 728124, would have formed part of the compilation materials for Schultz's map of the operations on the Rhine at RCIN 728112.a.
This action was part of the operations in the summer following the Battle of Dettingen (27 June 1743) in which the Allied armies unsuccessfully attempted to invade France by crossing the Rhine.
Additional text: [bottom right, in rectangular panel, a key, a-c, D, e-g, H, to the Austrian bridge, French fortifications, batteries and camps.]
Condition: four fold lines; substantial brown discolouration to both sides.
George Augustus Schultz (active 1734-49) (draughtsman)
Watermark: Coat of arms with the letters R H K in an elongated oval frame below
Mark, stamped: 346
Condition: four fold lines; substantial brown discolouration to both sides
Scale: not stated. Not to scale.
21.3 x 34.9 cm (image and neatline)
23.4 x 37.4 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Die unterm 3.e und 4e Sept. zu Nacht / über den Rhein tentirte Passage. / [below panel:] 4. Sept. 1743. [top right, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
[bottom right, in rectangular panel, a key, a-c, D, e-g, H, to the Austrian bridge, French fortifications, batteries and camps.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Passage of the Rhine at Old Brisach 4 Sept.r 1743.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom right, red pencil:] 7/113 [the ‘113’ is struck through in black pencil]; [bottom right, black pencil, partly erased:] IX/[43]; [top left, black pencil, erased:] IX/[43].
George III catalogue entry:
Brisach Die untern 3 und 4 Sept. 1743 zu nacht uber den Rhein (bey Alt Brisach) tentirte passage. drawn. [The same entry appears under the heading Rhine.]
Subject(s)
Breisach am Rhein, Baden-Württemburg, Germany (48°01'58"N 07°34'58"E)
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