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 Roermond and Hellenrouck, 1748
Camp / de L’armée des hauts Alliés sous les Ordres de S. A. R. Mgr. / Le Duc de Cumberland depuis le 19e avril 1748
c.1748Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on linen | Scale: 1:2,000 approx. | RCIN 731012
Encamped regiments are named. The bridgehead across the Meuse is shown with one pontoon bridge in place.
Additional text: [bottom right, below title, in title panel, a key to the colours used to distinguish between the Austrian, Hanoverian and British troops, and to the location of the bridgehead:] Explication.
Condition: one fold line; creased. Verso: foxing; induced discolouration; top left, water-stained patch from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Strasburg bend in shield, fleur-de-lys above; countermark: IV
Mark, stamped: 726
Condition: one fold line; creased. Verso: foxing; induced discolouration; top left, water-stained patch from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: 1:2,000 approx. Scale bar: Echelle de 200 Toisere 1200 kloffter [109 mm =]
37.1 x 46.2 cm (neatline)
37.7 x 46.6 cm (image)
38.6 x 49.5 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Camp / de L’armée des hauts Alliés sous les Ordres de S. A. R. Mgr. / Le Duc de Cumberland depuis le 19e avril 1748. [bottom right, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
[bottom right, below title, in title panel, a key to the colours used to distinguish between the Austrian, Hanoverian and British troops, and to the location of the bridgehead:] Explication.
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Hellenrouck 19 April-12 May 1748.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil:] 39. [top right, ink, crossed out, obscured by white paper label:] Hellenrouck; [centre, red pencil:] 69.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment Plan dessiné du Campement de l’Armée des Hauts Alliées sous les ordres du Duc de Cumberland a Hellenrouck pres de Ruremonde, depuis le 19 Avril 1748.
Subject(s)
Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands (51°11'39"N 05°59'15"E)
Hillenraed Castle, Limburg, Netherlands (51°13'18"N 06°02'03"E)
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