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
Map of encampment at Schilde, 1747 (Schilde, Flanders, Belgium) 51°14'27"N 04°35'00"E
c.1747Pencil, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on two pieces of linen sewn together | Scale: 1:47,800 approx. | RCIN 730109
This map covers a greater area than those at RCINs 730107-8, and extends from Braxgratten (Brasschat 51°17'28"N 04°29'30"E) in the north to Lier (51°07'52"N 04°34'13"E) in the south, and from Borsbeck (Borsbeek 51°11'47"N 04°29'07"E) in the west to Op d' Lucht north-east of St Antoine in the east, a north-south distance of about 20 km (12.4 miles). None of the regiments is named and they are amalgamated into groups, coloured according to nationality: British (red); Hanoverian (yellow); Hessian (pale blue); Dutch (orange), and Austrians (green). The headquarters of the principal commanding officers are marked.
Condition: one fold line; trimmed after laying down on linen and corners rounded; foxing and surface dirt top right edge; ink smudges to title. Verso: foxing; top left water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
Daniel Paterson (d. 1749) (draughtsman) [top right, following on from title:] by D. Paterson.
Subject(s)
Army-GBArmy-AustriaArmy-HanoverArmy-HesseArmy-DutchArmy-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)Watermark: Countermark: IV
Mark, stamped: 603
Condition: one fold line; trimmed after laying down on linen and corners rounded; foxing and surface dirt top right edge; ink smudges to title. Verso: foxing; top left water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: 1:47,800 approx. Scale bar: Scale of Miles [101 mm =] 3.
30.3 x 49.8 cm (neatline)
32.5 x 50.2 cm (image)
36.0 x 53.3 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
PLAN of the ENCAMPMENT of the ALLIED ARMY at SCHILDE by D. Paterson. [top, across top of map, outside border]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Schilde 14 - 28 May 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil:] 13; [top right, black pencil, crossed out, obscured by linen:] 4; [bottom right, black pencil:] 1747; [bottom right, ink or black pencil, obscured by linen:] [J?]; [centre, red pencil:] 13.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment A drawn Plan of the Encampment of the Allied Army at Schilde in May 1747: by D. Paterson Eng.r [The same entry appears under the heading Schilde.]
Subject(s)
- Schilde (Flanders, Belgium) 51°14'27"N 04°35'00"E
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