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
Encampments at Namur, 1746
1746 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on two pieces of paper, joined. In the same hand as the plans at RCIN 730053. | Scale: not stated. 1:100,000 approx. | RCIN 730058
Four campsites are shown extending, in all, the length of the French camp from Mazy (50°30'30"N 04°40'25"E) in the west to Fallais (50°36'36"N 05°10'16"E) in the east, a distance of about 45 km (28 miles). The eastern point Camp A extends from Spy in the west to the chateau Ostain, whose name is now preserved in the ‘Rue d’Ostin’ a short distance south-west of Dhuy (50°33'33"N 04°51'33"E). Camp B extended from Ostin in the west, by way of Dhuy, and an area north of Longchamps (50°34'37"N 04°53'43"E) to Hemptinne (50°36'10"N 04°59'18"E) in the east. Camp C extended from west of Emptine (Hemptinne 50°36'10"N 04°59'18"E) in the west, passing north of Meeffe (50°36'24"N 05°01'03"E), running north of Burdinne (50°35'04"N 05°04'35"E) to Marnef (Marneffe 50°34'49"N 05°08'41"E) in the east.
The French camp is coloured in yellow. Those of the Allied army are coloured red and the nationality of the component troops is indicated by numbers: 1) Imperial, 2) English, 3) Hanoverian, 4) Hessian, 5) Dutch, 6) Corps du General Saun, 7) Corps du General Baragnay, 8) Corps du General Trips.
Additional text: [top right, in rectangular panel, explanatory text to the map:] A: Le Camp de l’Armée Alliée auprés de Villers entre Ostain et Spy / depuis le 2: jusqua’au 17: Aoust 1746. / B: Le Camp de l’Armée Alliée auprés de Montigny entre Emptine / et Ostain le 17: 18: et 19: Aoust 1746. / C: Le Camp de l’Armée Alliée aupres de Bourdine entre Mar= / = nef et Henrée depuis le 20: jusqu’au 29: Aoust 1746. / D: Les Camps de l’Armée de la France du 2: E: du 17: F: du 20: Aoust.
Condition: four fold lines; double pin holes bottom left, top left, and top right; trimmed. Verso: induced discolouration; some surface dirt.
Anonymous (cartographer)
- Watermark: Lily in crowned shield, the monogram VDL below; countermark: I VILLEDARYMark, stamped: 552Condition: four fold lines; double pin holes bottom left, top left, and top right; trimmed. Verso: induced discolouration; some surface dirt
Scale: not stated. 1:100,000 approx.
28.4 x 56.7 cm (neatline)
29.0 x 57.3 cm (image)
30.6 x 59.4 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
No title
Additional text:
A: Le Camp de l’Armée Alliée auprés de Villers entre Ostain et Spy / depuis le 2: jusqua’au 17: Aoust 1746. / B: Le Camp de l’Armée Alliée auprés de Montigny entre Emptine / et Ostain le 17: 18: et 19: Aoust 1746. / C: Le Camp de l’Armée Alliée aupres de Bourdine entre Mar= / = nef et Henrée depuis le 20: jusqu’au 29: Aoust 1746. / D: Les Camps de l’Armée de la France du 2: E: du 17: F: du 20: Aoust. [top right, in rectangular panel, explanatory text to the map]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampments near Namur 2 - 29 August 1746.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom, right of centre, red pencil:] 10/59.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment Carte Dessinée des Environs de Namur contenant les Campemens de l’Armée Alliée aupres de Villers depuis le 2 jusqu’au 17 Aoust: aupres de Montigny le 17, 18 et 19: et aupres de Bourdine depuis le 20 jusqu’au 29: comme aussi les Campemens de l’Armée de la France de 2, 17, et 20 Aoust 1746. [The same entry appears under the heading Namur.]
Subject(s)
Namur (Walloon Region, Belgium) 50°28'00"N 04°52'02"E
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