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 encampment and order of battle at Breda, 1748 (Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands) 51°35'11"N 04°46'33"E
1748 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on linen | Scale: 1:51,800 approx. | RCIN 731020
Another copy of this map is at RCIN 731019.
Inset: [right, in cartouche representing scrolled paper:] Ordre de Battaille de LArmèe Hollande Campe dans la Baronie de Breda [under the command of Maurice Comte de Nassau. Gives all the names of the regiments.]
Additional text: [bottom left, below title, a key, A-G, to the camps, regiments and other features on the map:] Explication.
Condition: no fold lines; surface dirt along left and right edges. Verso: induced discolouration; surface dirt along left edge; foxing.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Army-DutchWatermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, indistinct device below; countermark: indistinct
Mark, stamped: 732
Condition: no fold lines; surface dirt along left and right edges. Verso: induced discolouration; surface dirt along left edge; foxing
Scale: 1:51,800 approx. Scale bar: Echelle de 6000 pas ou une Lieu de chemein [94 mm =].
40.1 x 58.1 cm (image and sheet)
Manuscript title:
Plan / Du Camp de L Armèe Hollandois dans la Baronie de Breda / entre Osterhout et Gilse depuis le 7me Maÿ Lan: 1748. [bottom left, in rectangular panel]
Inset:
[right, in cartouche representing scrolled paper:] Ordre de Battaille de LArmèe Hollande Campe dans la Baronie de Breda [under the command of Maurice Comte de Nassau. Gives all the names of the regiments.]
Additional text:
[bottom left, below title, a key, A-G, to the camps, regiments and other features on the map:] Explication.
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment and Order of Battle near Breda 7 May 1748.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom right, red pencil:] 12/25. [bottom right, black pencil:] XIV/25.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment Plan dessiné du Camp, avec l’Ordre de Bataille de l’ Armée Hollandoise dans la Baronie de Breda, entre Osterhout et Gilse, depuis le 7 Mai 1748. [The same entry appears under the heading Order of Battle.]
Subject(s)
Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands (51°35'11"N 04°46'33"E)
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