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
Encampment and lines on St Peter's Hill, 1747
c.1747Pencil, pen, brown and black ink and grey wash on paper | Scale: 1:2,200 approx. | RCIN 730167
The location of the French lines was actually a little to the south of St Peter's Hill, south of Caster, and is shown, in relation to the positions of the Allied army encampments and posts on RCIN 730159. On this plan, the solid infill on the line of the intrenchment appears to represent the elevated part of the line, and the dotted infill represents the ditch.
Insets: [bottom left, a profile or section of the intrenchment.] Scale: 1:25 approx. Scale to the Profil [27 mm =] 20 feet. Size: 12.2 x 19.1 cm (neatline).
Condition: one fold line.
Daniel Paterson (d. 1749) (draughtsman) [bottom right:] Dan: Paterson.
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, the letters VD L below; countermark: I VILLEDARY
Mark, stamped: 687
Condition: one fold line
Scale: 1:2,200 approx. Scale bar: Scale to the Plan [125 mm =] 300 yards.
42.0 x 53.3 cm (image and sheet)
Manuscript title:
No title
Insets:
[bottom left, a profile or section of the intrenchment.] Scale: 1:25 approx. Scale to the Profil [27 mm =] 20 feet. Size: 12.2 x 19.1 cm (neatline).
Annotations:
George III heading: S.t Peter's Hill 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, black pencil:] G. (Verso) [top right, black pencil:] G; [top, right of centre, black pencil, erased:] St Peter’s Hill; [bottom, right of centre, beneath old heading numbers, illegible: old numbering systems]; [bottom, above old heading, black pencil, erased:] […] 1747.
George III catalogue entry:
Peter's Hill, S.t A drawn Plan of the French Line on S.t Peter's Hill in 1747: by D. Paterson Eng.r
Subject(s)
Sint Pietersberg, Limburg, Netherlands (50°49'15"N 05°41'08"E)
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