Mapping collected by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Mapping collected by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Ink and watercolour on two pieces of paper, joined | Scale: 1:33,300 approx. | RCIN 730145
Anonymous
A map of the encampment of the Allied army at Rijckholt, 9 July 1747. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748). Oriented with west to top (compass rose).
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Arms of Amsterdam; countermark: A L
Mark, stamped: 636
Condition: five fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration
Scale: 1:33,300 approx. Scale bar: [96 mm =] 4000 Schrit [sic].
25.0 x 40.5 cm (neatline)
25.7 x 41.3 cm (image)
28.2 x 42.9 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
PLAN von dem Lager der Alliirten Armée beÿ Mastricht. [bottom left, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
[bottom left, in title panel, a key A-D, to the camps and a note on the headquarters locations of the English, Hanoverian, Hessian, Dutch and Austrian generals.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Richolt 9 July 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom right, red pencil:] 11/57 [the ‘57’ is crossed out in black pencil]; [bottom right, black pencil, erased and indistinct:] [XIII]/36; [top right, black pencil, erased:] Richolt
George III catalogue entry:
Richolt Plan von dem Lager der Allurten Armée zu Richolt bey Mastricht, den 9 July 1747. drawn. [The same entry appears under the heading Encampment.]
Probably from the collection of military and naval maps and prints formed by Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65), third son of George II; subsequently acquired by George III (1738-1820)
Rijckholt, Limburg, Netherlands (50°47'57"N 05°43'55"E)
Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands (50°50'54"N 05°41'20"E)