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 Westerlo, 1747
Sketch of the Camp / at Westerloo / june 24: 1747
c.1747Pencil and ink on paper; laid down on linen | Scale: not stated. Not to scale. | RCIN 730123
A very rough sketch giving an indication of the positions of the encampment relative to the surrounding villages, roads, and countryside.
Condition: four fold lines; corners rounded after being laid down on linen; some foxing. Verso: top left, water-stained patch, shadow and fragments from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label; foxing.
William Eyres (d. 1764) (surveyor and draughtsman) [top right, below title:] Will: Eyres.
Watermark: Pro Patria
Mark, stamped: 616
Condition: four fold lines; corners rounded after being laid down on linen; some foxing. Verso: top left, water-stained patch, shadow and fragments from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label; foxing
Scale: not stated. Not to scale.
25.1 x 37.5 cm (image)
31.7 x 40.1 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Sketch of the Camp / at Westerloo / june 24: 1747. [top left]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Westerloo 24 June 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) The date is added in ink to the title in Schultz's or Mason's hand. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil:] 20; [top right, ink or black pencil, obscured by linen:] 6; [bottom right, ink or black pencil, in Schultz's hand:] N; [bottom right, black pencil:] [J?]; [bottom, ink, obscured by linen:] Westerlo June 1747; [centre, red pencil:] 20.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment A drawn Sketch of the Encampment of the Allied army at Westerloo, 24.th June 1747: by W.m Eyres Eng.r [The same entry appears under the heading Westerloo.]
Subject(s)
Westerlo (Flanders, Belgium) 51°05'25"N 04°54'55"E
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