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 Meerbeke, 1745
c.1745Pencil, pen and ink on paper | Scale: 1:72,000 approx. | RCIN 729131
Following the defeat of the Allies at Melle (see RCIN 729130), and the advance of the French army, Cumberland's position at the encampment at Grammont became untenable (see RCINs 729125-8) and he retreated north-eastwards to Meerbeke, near Ninove (50°49'39"N 04°01'35"E) on 10 July.
In fact, as this little sketch map shows, the new encampment straggled across the whole countryside between Grammont and Ninove, a distance of about 14 km (8.6 miles).
Condition: four fold lines; considerably trimmed.
George Augustus Schultz (active 1734-49) (surveyor and draughtsman)
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in shield, crown above
Mark, stamped: 464
Condition: four fold lines; considerably trimmed
Scale: 1:72,000 approx. Scale bar: [135 mm =] 1 [indecipherable.]
13.3 x 26.9 cm (image and sheet)
Manuscript title:
No title
Annotations:
George III heading: Sketch of the Encampment of the Allied Army at Meerbeeck, near Ninove. 10 - 11 July 1745.
Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom right, black pencil, erased:] [Camp at Meerbeeck July 10 1745]. (Verso) none.
George III catalogue entry:
Meerbeeck A drawn Sketch of the Encampment of the Allied Army at Meerbeeck near Ninove, 10.th and 11.th July 1745; [in red ink:] by Schultz. [The same entry appears under the heading Encampments.]
Subject(s)
Meerbeke, Flanders, Belgium (50°49'28"N 04°02'12"E)
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