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 Speyer, 1743 (Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) 49°19'47"N 08°25'40"E
c.1743Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; pasted down on thin card | Scale: 1:62,000 approx. | RCIN 728127
George Augustus Schultz (active 1734-49) (surveyor and draughtsman)
Subject(s)
Army-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)Army-GBArmy-HanoverArmy-HesseArmy-AustriaMap: a wreath with a crown within and the letters GR. Mount: fleur-de-lys in shield, a ‘4’ and the letters L V G below.
Mark, stamped: 350
Condition: no fold lines; brown discolouration to both sides
Scale: 1:62,000 approx. Scale bar: ¼ de Lieüe.
14.3 x 19.1 cm (image and neatline)
15.1 x 21.3 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
CAMPS / des Alliés près / Speyer. / 1743.
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampments near Spire 27 Sept.r - 11 Oct.r 1743.
Other annotations: none.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment Plan dessiné des Camps des Alliés pres de Speyer depuis le 27 Sept.re jusqu’au 11 Oct.re 1743, [in red ink:] par M.r Schultz. [The same entry appears under the heading Spire.]
Subject(s)
Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (49°19'47"N 08°25'40"E)
Page revisions
21 July 2024
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