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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

ROBERT NAPIER (C. 1703-1766)

Encampment at Kelsterbach, 1743

Disposition de l Armée / Britannique et Autrichienne / Juin le 10.e 1743

c.1743 or later

Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:37,000 approx. | RCIN 728088

A map of the encampment of the British and Austrian armies at Kelsterbach on 10 June 1743. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with south to top.

A sketch map showing the positions of the British and Austrian camps, in order of battle, south-west of Kelsterbach (Napier has ‘Keltersbach’). The position of a camp of five British battalions the day before, 9 June, is indicated. The main roads to Hochst, Frankfurt, Darmstadt and Mainz are shown.

Other copies of this map, in different hands, and with small differences in detail, are at RCINs 728089 and 728090.

Additional text: [bottom right, in title frame, a key to the colours of the armies on the map: British (red), Hanoverians (blue), Austrians (green). Together with a summary of the number of squadrons (43), battalions (44) and cannon (26).]

Condition: laid down on thin card and then cropped.
  • Robert Napier (c. 1703-1766) (draughtsman) [bottom right, inside neatline:] R. Napier / Quar: Mait. Gen.l Lieut.

  • Watermark: Crowned shield with Amsterdam coat of arms, flanked by two lions

    Mark, stamped: 316

    Condition: laid down on thin card and then cropped

  • Scale: not stated. 1:37,000 approx.

    18.8 x 29.5 cm (neatline)

    19.1 x 29.8 cm (image)

    19.8 x 30.9 cm (sheet)

  • Manuscript title:

    Disposition de l Armée / Britannique et Autrichienne / Juin le 10.e 1743. [bottom right, in irregularly-shaped panel]

    Additional text:

    [bottom right, in title frame, a key to the colours of the armies on the map: British (red), Hanoverians (blue), Austrians (green). Together with a summary of the number of squadrons (43), battalions (44) and cannon (26).]

    Annotations:

    George III heading: Kelsterbach 10 June 1743.

    Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, black pencil, cropped.] (Verso) [centre, red pencil:] 10; [top left, black pencil:] 10.

    George III catalogue entry:

    Kelsterbach Plan dessiné de la Disposition de l'Armée Britannique et Autrichienne pres de Kelsterbach, le 10 Juin 1743 par le Lieut. Napier.

  • Subject(s)

    Kelsterbach, Hesse, Germany (50°04'00"N 08°32'00"E)

Page revisions

  • 14 March 2024