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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

? CAROLINE FREDERICK SCOTT (ACTIVE 1726-D.1756)

Encampment at Alden Biesen, 1747

Sketch of the Ground, / from Bilsen to Tongreberg

c.1747

Pencil, pen and ink on paper; laid down on linen | Scale: 1:36,000 approx. | RCIN 730128

A map of the encampment of the Allied army at Alden Biesen, 1747. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with west to top.

The attribution to Caroline Scott is made on stylistic grounds. The full title is written in a different hand. The proposed camp site is shown in relation to the roughly sketched surrounding villages; a general indication of relief is given by sketchy hachures, and arable land and marshland are annotated.

Condition: two fold lines; corners rounded after being laid down on linen. Verso: brown staining.
  • ? Caroline Frederick Scott (active 1726-d.1756) (draughtsman)

  • Watermark: Fleur-de-lys

    Mark, stamped: 621

    Condition: two fold lines; corners rounded after being laid down on linen. Verso: brown staining

  • Scale: 1:36,000 approx. Scale bar: [76 mm =] 3000 yards.

    23.8 x 37.6 cm (image and sheet)

  • Manuscript title:

    Sketch of the Ground, / from Bilsen to Tongreberg. [bottom centre]

    Manuscript title:

    Plan of the Encampment of the Allied / Army at the Grande Commanderie / of Altenbuissen, near Tongres proposed / by Col.l Scott. July 1.st 1747. [bottom left, second title, added in a different hand]

    Annotations:

    George III heading: Encampment at Alten Buissen 1 July 1747.

    Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, black pencil:] 66 [or 99]. (Verso) [top left, black pencil:] XIII/37-b; [top left, black pencil, erased:] VII/22; [bottom right, along left edge, ink, obscured by linen:] Tongres July 1st 1747; [along right edge, ink or black pencil, obscured by white paper strip and linen:] [ ... ] of Camp proposed by Col Scott; [top right, ink, crossed out in red pencil, obscured by white paper strip:] Altenbuissen; [bottom right, ink, obscured by linen:] 9; [bottom right, black pencil:] 1747; [J?].

    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.

  • Subject(s)

    Alden Biesen (Limburg, Belgium) 50°50'30"N 05°31'14"E

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  • 14 March 2024