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 near Berleghem, 1744
Incampment of the Allied Army along the Schelde June the 22:d N:S 1744
1744 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:61,700 approx. | RCIN 729020
The encampments are on the east side of the River Escaut (Scheldt), near Oudenaarde (50°51'06"N 03°36'32"E), between Mulde (Melden, 50°48'52"N 03°33'55"E) in the south and Gavere (50°55'45"N 03°39'42") in the north. The fortified lines at the bridgehead at Gavere are shown, together with the extent of woodland. The marshy inundations south of Oudenaarde are indicated by a bluish brown wash.
Additional text: [top left, below title, in title panel, a key to the colours distinguishing the different nationality of the troops:] The Red are Brittish. The Yellow Hannoverians. The Green Austrians. The Blue Dutch.
Condition: seven fold lines; formerly folded to 13.0 x 7.9 cm; acid from the ink has eaten into the left margin causing the paper to split. Verso: induced discolouration.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys; countermark: C & I HONIG
Mark, stamped: 366
Condition: seven fold lines; formerly folded to 13.0 x 7.9 cm; acid from the ink has eaten into the left margin causing the paper to split. Verso: induced discolouration
Scale: not stated. 1:61,700 approx.
41.1 x 35.6 cm (neatline)
41.9 x 36.4 cm (image)
44.7 x 37.3 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Incampment of the Allied Army along the Schelde June the 22:d N:S 1744. [top left, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
The Red are Brittish. The Yellow Hannoverians. The Green Austrians. The Blue Dutch. [top left, below title, in title panel, a key to the colours distinguishing the different nationality of the troops]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Berleghem 22 June - 31 July 1744.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, red pencil:] 8/30.
George III catalogue entry:
Berleghem A drawn Plan of the Encampment of the Allied Army along the Schelde, 22 June 1744. [The same entry appears under the heading Encampment.]
Subject(s)
Beerlegem, Flanders, Belgium (50°54'21"N 03°43'01"E)
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