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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

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Encampment at Asse, 1744

Incampment / of the Allied Army / near Asche, the 19..th / May N:S: 1744

1744 or later

Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:35,200 approx. | RCIN 729014

A plan of the encampment of the Allied army between Asse and the River Dender, 19 May 1744. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with south-west to top. In the same hand as RCINs 729011, 729012, 729017, 729020-22, 729030, 729037-8, 729047-58.

None of the regiments are named; the units are coloured according to nationality: British (red), Hanoverians (yellow), Austrians (green), Dutch (orange).

Condition: six fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration; top left: water-stained patch, shadow and ghosting from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
  • Anonymous (cartographer)

  • Watermark: Countermark: IV

    Mark, stamped: 362

    Condition: six fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration; top left: water-stained patch, shadow and ghosting from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label

  • Scale: not stated. 1:35,200 approx.

    25.6 x 35.7 cm (neatline)

    26.3 x 36.5 cm (image)

    26.9 x 37.1 cm (sheet)

  • Manuscript title:

    Incampment / of the Allied Army / near Asche, the 19..th / May N:S: 1744. [top left, in rectangular panel]

    Annotations:

    George III heading: Encampment at Assche 19 May 1744.

    Other annotations: (Recto) [top right, black pencil:] 2. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil, in Mason's hand]: 33; [top right, black pencil:] 2; [centre, red pencil:] 33.

    George III catalogue entry:

    Assche A drawn Plan of the Encampment of the Allied Army near Assche, 19 May 1744. [The same entry appears under the heading Encampment.]

  • Subject(s)

    Asse, Flanders, Belgium (50°54'36"N 04°11'54"E)

Page revisions

  • 14 March 2024