Mapping collected by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Mapping collected by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Pencil, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on two pieces of linen sewn together | Scale: 1:47,800 approx. | RCIN 730109
A map of the encampment of the Allied army at Schilde, 14-28 May 1747. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with west to top (compass rose).
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.
Daniel Paterson (d. 1749) (draughtsman) [top right, following on from title:] by D. Paterson.
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.]
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)