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
Map of encampment near Hanau and Frankfurt, 1743 (Hanau am Main, Hesse, Germany) 50"08'00"N 08"55'00"E; (Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany) 50°06'55"N 08°41'03"E
1743 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:58,000 approx. | RCIN 728106.a
Additional text: [bottom left, in rectangular frame, a key, A-C, to the camps of the French and Allied armies.]
Condition: four fold lines; formerly folded to 11.9 x 9.7 cm. Verso: surface dirt on central fold; induced discolouration.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Army-GBArmy-AustriaArmy-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)Army-FranceWatermark: J HONIG
Mark, stamped: 332
Condition: four fold lines; formerly folded to 11.9 x 9.7 cm. Verso: surface dirt on central fold; induced discolouration.
Scale: not stated. 1:58,000 approx.
22.4 x 36.6 cm (image and neatline)
23.8 x 37.8 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Plan de la Situation du Main / depuis Hanau jusqu’ã Franckfurth, / comme les deux Armées sont campées. [top centre, in rectangular frame]
Additional text:
[bottom left, in rectangular frame, a key, A-C, to the camps of the French and Allied armies.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment near Hanau 28 June – 8 August 1743.
Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom right, black pencil, erased:] X/[?]3. (Verso) [top left, black pencil, erased:] X/103.
George III catalogue entry:
Hanau Plan dessiné du Camp des Alliés depuis le 28 Juin jusqu'au 8 Aout 1743 entre Francfurt et Hanau. [The same entry appears under the heading Encampment.]
Subject(s)
Hanau am Main, Hesse, Germany (50"08'00"N 08"55'00"E)
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany (50°06'55"N 08°41'03"E)
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