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 between Brussels and Antwerp, 1745
La Situation de la Campagne entre Bruxelles et Anvers / ou on trouve marqué La Position de L'Armée des Hauts Alliées, avec Les Retran= / chemens le Long du Canal, et les Innondations Comme aussi Le...
1745 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on linen | Scale: 1:135,500 approx. | RCIN 729139
The lines of an old encampment of the French army, marked in yellow, extends from Masseele (Mazenzele 50°56'32"N 04°10'20"E) in the south-west, through Steenuffle (Steenhuffel 50°59'43"N 04°16'04"E) to Lippelo (51°02'33"N 04°15'32"E) in the north-east. The map extends from Lillo (51°18'15"N 04°17'24"E) in the north to Uckell (Uccle 50°48'08"N 04°20'21"E) in the south, and from Meldert (50°56'04"N 04°08'06"E) in the west to Putte Vrÿ (Putte 51°03'12"N 04°37'57"E) in the east.
Additional text: [top, left of title, in rectangular panel:] Avertissement / Les Debris des Lignes et Leurs / Redoutes de la Guerre passée sont / illuminés de Couleur jaune.
Condition: no fold lines; creased; foxed. Verso: induced discolouration; top left, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
Georg Josua du Plat (1722-95) (cartographer) [top right, below scale bar:] GJ du Plat.
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in shield, crown above, a ‘4’ suspending letters [cropped]; countermark: I VILLEDARY
Mark, stamped: 470
Condition: no fold lines; creased; foxed. Verso: induced discolouration; top left, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: 1:135,500 approx. Scale bar: Echelle de deux Lieües de Brabant [82 mm =].
23.0 x 46.5 cm (neatline)
26.7 x 46.5 cm (image)
29.1 x 48.6 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
La Situation de la Campagne entre Bruxelles et Anvers / ou on trouve marqué La Position de L'Armée des Hauts Alliées, avec Les Retran= / chemens le Long du Canal, et les Innondations Comme aussi Le Camp des François / Le me Sept'bre 1745. [top, left of centre, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
Avertissement / Les Debris des Lignes et Leurs / Redoutes de la Guerre passée sont / illuminés de Couleur jaune. [top, left of title, in rectangular panel]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampments near Brussels July - Sep. 1745.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, black pencil:] 56. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil:] 33; [top right, ink, crossed out in black pencil, obscured by linen backing:] C 13; [top right, ink, crossed out in red pencil, obscured by white paper strip:] Villevorde [in same hand as RCIN 729136]; [centre, red pencil:] 33.
George III catalogue entry:
Brussels Plan dessiné de la situation de la Campagne entre Bruxelles et Anvers, où l'on trouve marqué la position de l'Armée des Hauts Alliés au mois de Juillet, avec les Retranchements le long du Canal et les Inondations, comme aussi le Camp des Francois le 6 Septembre 1745; par I.G. du Plat.
Subject(s)
Brussels, Belgium (50°51'01"N 04°20'55"E)
Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium (51°13'11"N 04°25'12"E)
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