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 at Alden Biesen, 1747
Plan of the Encampment of the Allied / Army at the Grande Commanderie / of Alten-buissen, near Tongres, proposed / by Col.l Scott, July. 1st 1747
c.1747Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on linen | Scale: not stated. 1:32,300 approx. | RCIN 730127
The attribution to Caroline Scott is made on stylistic grounds. The title appears to be written in a different hand. This is a very rough sketch showing the general disposition of the encampment in relation to surrounding settlements and to the route network. The rendering of the terrain, though sketchy in appearance, gives a quite faithful representation of the general lie of the land, especially in respect of the sunken approaches to the south-east of the castle of Alden-Biesen (the Commandery).
Condition: no fold lines; brown staining; corners rounded after being laid down on linen. Verso: induced discolouration and brown staining.
? Caroline Frederick Scott (active 1726-d.1756) (draughtsman)
Watermark: Countermark: H R
Mark, stamped: 620
Condition: no fold lines; brown staining; corners rounded after being laid down on linen. Verso: induced discolouration and brown staining
Scale: not stated. 1:32,300 approx.
24.6 x 38.3 cm (image and sheet)
Manuscript title:
Plan of the Encampment of the Allied / Army at the Grande Commanderie / of Alten-buissen, near Tongres, proposed / by Col.l Scott, July. 1st 1747. [bottom left]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Alten Buissen 1 July 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, black pencil:] 66. (Verso) [top left, black pencil:] XIII/37-a; [top left, black pencil:] 22; [along right edge, obscured by white paper strip and linen:] [ ... ] by Col Scott; 1747; 9 [or g]; [top right, ink, crossed out in red pencil, obscured by white paper strip:] Alten Buissen
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment A drawn Plan of the Encampment of the Allied Army at the Grande Commanderie of Alten Buissen near Tongres, proposed by Col.l Scott, July 1.st 1747. [The same entry appears under the heading Alten Buissen.]
Subject(s)
Alden Biesen (Limburg, Belgium) 50°50'30"N 05°31'14"E
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