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 Graben and Dettenheim, 1745
PLAN / De la Situation du Camp qu'un detachement / de l'armée des Alliees sous les ordres du L:G: Geisrück / occupa pres de Graben de meme des ouvrages fait par / les Francois du Cotte de Dettenheim
c.1745Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:42,000 approx. | RCIN 729149
The area covered by the map extends from Rasenheim (Rußheim 49°11'13"N 08°25'28"E) in the north to Linckenheim (Linkenheim 49°07'31"N 08°24'36"E) in the south, and is bounded by the Rhine on the west. A series of French redoubts which were abandoned after the arrival of the Allies is shown to the east of Dettenheim (49°10'18"N 08°25'27"E).
This map shows the Rhine on its old course, before the river was straightened out. The old catalogue entry refers to the camp being near Philippsburg (49°13'54"N 08°27'38"E). This place is not shown on this map and lies about three miles (4.8 km) to the north of Graben.
Additional text: [bottom left, below title, in title panel, a key, A-E, to the locations of the camps, trenches, redoubts and batteries, and the bridgehead fortified by an abbatis, etc.]
Condition: four fold lines; trimmed. Verso: induced discolouration.
Johann Carl Treu (active 1744-6) (draughtsman) [bottom right of title panel:] J.C. Treu.
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in shield, crown above, a ‘4’ suspending the joined letters WR below; countermark, cropped: [I VILLE]DARY
Mark, stamped: 478
Condition: four fold lines; trimmed. Verso: induced discolouration
Scale: not stated. 1:42,000 approx.
31.5 x 23.3 cm (neatline)
33.1 x 23.7 cm (image)
34.4 x 26.4 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
PLAN / De la Situation du Camp qu'un detachement / de l'armée des Alliees sous les ordres du L:G: Geisrück / occupa pres de Graben de meme des ouvrages fait par / les Francois du Cotte de Dettenheim. [bottom left, in rectangular panel]
Manuscript title:
Litt: A. [top centre, outside border]
Additional text:
[bottom left, below title, in title panel, a key, A-E, to the locations of the camps, trenches, redoubts and batteries, and the bridgehead fortified by an abbatis, etc.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Graben 1745.
Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom left, black pencil, obscured by old heading:] X/[?4]; [bottom right, black pencil, erased and partly legible:] Graben 1745. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil:] X/94.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment Plan dessiné de la Situation du Camp qu'un detachement de l'Armée des Alliés sous les ordres du L.G. Geisruck occupa a Graben pres de Philipsbourg, de meme des ouvrages faits par les Francois du coté de Dettenheim, 1745: par I.C. Treu. [There is no additional entry under the heading Graben.]
Subject(s)
Graben, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (49°09'21"N 08°28'52"E)
Dettenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (48°59'11"N 10°56'47"E)
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