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 Mutterstadt, 1743
Camp des Alliés près Mutterstadt, Anno 1743. / le 26. de Septembre & le 11. d'Octobre
c.1743Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on rag paper | Scale: not stated | RCIN 728126
A rough, quick sketch of the layout of the encampment of the Allied army along the north side of Gross Schifferstadt (Schifferstadt 49°23'14"N 08°22'29"E). Regimental rectangles appear to be coloured according to nationality: British (red), Austrians (green), and Hanoverians/Hessians (orange or dark yellow). The pencilled numbers against some of the lines of the camp probably refer to the linear extent of each, expressed in unknown units. This sketch, and the more finished sketch which was compiled from it (RCIN 728125) would have formed part of the compilation materials for RCIN 728103.
Condition: one fold line; creased; surface dirt.
George Augustus Schultz (active 1734-49) (surveyor and draughtsman)
Watermark: None visible
Mark, stamped: 349
Condition: one fold line; creased; surface dirt
Scale: not stated
7.0 x 15.8 cm (image)
10.5 x 16.0 cm (sheet)
17.3 x 24.5 cm (mount)
Manuscript title:
Camp des Alliés près Mutterstadt, Anno 1743. / le 26. de Septembre & le 11. d'Octobre. [bottom]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampments near Mutterstadt 26 Sept.r and 11 Oct.re 1743.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top right, black pencil, obscured by paper backing:] Camp.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment Plan dessiné des Camps des Alliés pres de Mutterstadt le 26 Sept.re et le 11 Oct.re 1743, [in red ink:] par M.r Schultz. [The same entry appears under the heading Mutterstadt.]
Subject(s)
Mutterstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (49°26'29"N 08°21'22"E)
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