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 works on St Peter's Hill, 1747
1747 or laterPencil, pen and ink on paper; laid down on linen | Scale: not stated. 1:4,900 approx. | RCIN 730157
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Unicorn, facing right, chained to boat with orb on the prow, a star and the name PARMER written on the boat; countermark: C HE
Mark, stamped: 670
Condition: four fold lines; brown staining to both sides
Scale: not stated. 1:4,900 approx.
35.0 x 43.2 cm (image and sheet)
Manuscript title:
No title
Annotations:
George III heading: S.t Peter's Hill 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, black pencil:] B. (Verso) [top left, black pencil:] VII/34 [and] XIII/49-q [or 2].
George III catalogue entry:
Peter's Hill, St A drawn Plan of the Works on S.t Peters Hill in 1747
Subject(s)
Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands (50°50'54"N 05°41'20"E)
Sint Pietersberg, Limburg, Netherlands (50°49'15"N 05°41'08"E)
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