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 Halle, 1745
PLAN / du Campement de Halle / occupé par l'Armée des Alliés / depuis le 30. Avril jusqu'au 2 May / 1745. / Sous le Comandement de S.A.R. / Mgr: Le Duc de Cumberland
1745 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:36,600 approx. | RCIN 729077
The regiments are coloured according to nationality but there is no key or annotation to identify the nations, nor are the regiments named. It is probable that red represents the British (the ‘Artill Engle’ is coloured red), yellow is Hanoverian (the ‘Artill Hanov.’ is coloured yellow), Dutch in orange and Austrians in green. According to the symbols, it appears that there were 57 squadrons of horse, nine squadrons of dragoons, 37 infantry battalions and artillery.
The encampment extended for a distance of about 3 km (1.8 miles) from north of Halle in the north, through Lembeek (50°42'56"N 04°13'05"E) to Tubise (Tubize 50°41'26"N 04°12'03"E) in the south.
Condition: one fold line; acid from the ink has partly eaten through the borders. Verso: induced discolouration.
Nevil Tatton (active 1744-75) (draughtsman) [bottom right, outside border:] N: Tatton.
Watermark: Pro Patria; countermark: the letters H W S
Mark, stamped: 421
Condition: one fold line; acid from the ink has partly eaten through the borders. Verso: induced discolouration
Scale: 1:36,600 approx. Scale bar: Echelle d'une ½ Lieue [66 mm =].
29.3 x 30.8 cm (image)
28.6 x 30.4 cm (neatline)
29.8 x 31.6 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
PLAN / du Campement de Halle / occupé par l'Armée des Alliés / depuis le 30. Avril jusqu'au 2 May / 1745. / Sous le Comandement de S.A.R. / Mgr: Le Duc de Cumberland [top right, in rectangular panel]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Halle 30 April - 2 May 1745.
Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom left, black pencil:] VI/7. (Verso) none.
George III catalogue entry:
Halle Plan dessiné du Campement de Halle occupé par l'Armée des Alliés sous le commandement du Duc de Cumberland depuis le 30 Avril jusqu'au 2 May 1745: par N. Tatton. [The same entry appears under the heading Encampment.]
Subject(s)
Halle, Flanders, Belgium (50°44'01"N 04°14'04"E)
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