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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

THOMAS WALLEN (ACTIVE 1747)

Encampment at Schilde, 1747

Sketch of the Encampment / of the Allied / ARMY / at SCHILDE 11:th May / 1747

c.1747

Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on two pieces of linen, sewn together | Scale: 1:63,100 approx. | RCIN 730107

A map of the encampment of the Allied army at Schilde on 11 May 1747. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with west to top (compass rose).

None of the regiments is named and the encampments are shown by generalised rectangles representing several battalions or squadrons. These rectangles are coloured according to nationality: British (red); Hanoverians (light yellow); Dutch (orange); Austrians (green); Hessians (blue).

The camp extends from Braxgratten (Brasschat 51°17'28"N 04°29'30"E) in the north, through St Job in 't Goor (Sint-Job-in-'t-Goor 51°17'56"N 04°34'22"E) to Wommeleghem (Wommelgem 51°12'16"N 04°31'21"E) and Olegem (Oelegem 51°12'47"N 04°35'53"E) in the south, a distance of about 10 km (6.2 miles).

Condition: one fold line; trimmed after mounting on line, corners rounded. Verso: foxing; induced discolouration; top left, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
  • Thomas Wallen (active 1747) (draughtsman) [top left, bottom right of title panel:] Tho:s Wallen Eng.r

  • Watermark: None

    Mark, stamped: 601

    Condition: one fold line; trimmed after mounting on line, corners rounded. Verso: foxing; induced discolouration; top left, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label

  • Scale: 1:63,100 approx. Scale bar: [51 mm =] 2 Miles.

    30.8 x 49.6 cm (neatline)

    31.2 x 50.0 cm (image)

    33.9 x 52.6 cm (sheet)

  • Manuscript title:

    Sketch of the Encampment / of the Allied / ARMY / at SCHILDE 11:th May / 1747. [top left, in rectangular panel]

    Annotations:

    Encampment at Schilde 14 - 28 May 1747

    Other anotations: (Recto) [top left, black pencil:] 36; [top, above title, ink, added at later date:] From the 14: to the 28: of May 1747. (Verso) [bottom, left of centre, ink or black pencil, obscured by linen:] [?] May [?19] 1747; [bottom left, black pencil:] 14; [top right, black pencil, crossed out in black pencil, obscured by linen:] 4; [bottom right, ink or black pencil, obscured by linen:] [Tr?]; [centre, red pencil:] 14.

    George III catalogue entry:

    Encampment A drawn Plan of the Encampment of the Allied Army at Schilde near Antwerp from the 14.th to the 28.-th of May 1747: by Tho.s Wallen Eng.r [The same entry appears under the heading Schilde.]

  • Subject(s)

    Schilde (Flanders, Belgium) 51°14'27"N 04°35'00"E

Page revisions

  • 14 March 2024