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 Richelle and Liège, 1747
Campement de l'Armée Alliée, et de / de celle de France, du [blank space for date] aout jusqu'au [date not supplied]
1747 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on two pieces of linen, sewn together | Scale: 1:55,800 approx. | RCIN 730162
The area covered extends from Maastricht to the north to Liège in the south, and from Köninghem (Koninkshem 50°45'55"N 05°26'20"N) south-west of Tongeren in the west, to Dalhem (50°42'47"N 05°43'39"E) in the east. The French army is shown in yellow. The principal roads are indicated by faint double-dashed lines and march routes by single dark dashed lines. River crossings are indicated in a variety of ways. Fords appear to be represented by a single dashed line, flanked on each side by another dashed line. Five of these are shown between Liège and Maastricht, only two of which are marked as practicable. A single dashed line crossing the river may indicate a pedestrian ferry, and a double dashed line may represent a vehicular or horse ferry crossing. There is no evidence, on the map, for the dates given in the old catalogue entry.
Additional text: [top left, below title, in title panel, a key, A-I, K, to the position of the Allied and French armies, and the identity of selected Corps.] [Top right, a continuation of the key, L-T, V, X-Z, to new bridges, practicable fords, and various march routes:] Renvoy pour l'Entreprise projettée.
Condition: one fold line; wear to fold and two small tears to right edge have been repaired when laid down on linen. Verso: foxing and induced discolouration.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, a ‘4’ suspending the letters WR below; countermark: I VILLEDARY
Mark, stamped: 682
Condition: one fold line; wear to fold and two small tears to right edge have been repaired when laid down on linen. Verso: foxing and induced discolouration
Scale: 1:55,800 approx. Scale bar: Echelle de 600 pas [86 mm =].
40.4 x 50.2 cm (neatline)
41.1 x 51.0 cm (image)
43.0 x 52.9 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Campement de l'Armée Alliée, et de / de celle de France, du [blank space for date] aout jusqu'au [date not supplied]. [top left, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
[top left, below title, in title panel, a key, A-I, K, to the position of the Allied and French armies, and the identity of selected Corps.] [Top right, a continuation of the key, L-T, V, X-Z, to new bridges, practicable fords, and various march routes:] Renvoy pour l'Entreprise projettée.
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Richelle 19 July - 23 Sept.r 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top right, black pencil, in Schultz's or Mason's hand]: 112. (Verso) [top, right of centre, ink or black pencil, crossed out in red pencil, obscured by white paper strip:] Richel; [top, right of centre, black pencil, obscured by linen and indistinct; top right, black pencil, obscured by linen:] 112; [right, red pencil, in large numerals, possibly relating to the linen backing rather than to the map:] 15½ [and] 1/8; [bottom, right of centre, indistinct and obscured by white paper strip: older numbering systems]; [bottom, left of centre, ink, obscured by linen, partly legible:] [...] 1747.
George III catalogue entry:
Richelle Plan dessiné du campement de l'Armée Alliée a Richelle pres de Viset depuis le 19 Juillet jusqu'au 23 Sept.re 1747: comme aussi du Campement de l'Armée Francoise. [The same entry appears inder the heading Encampment.]
Subject(s)
Richelle, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°42'50"N 05°41'44"E)
Liège, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°38'00"N 05°34'00"E)
Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands (50°50'54"N 05°41'20"E)
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