Mapping collected by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Anonymous
Encampments at Villers, 1746
Encampments at Villers, 1746
Plan du Camp de l’Armée Alliée près de Villers, au Cté de Namur / occupé le 2=me Août 1746. et aprés quelques changements depuis faits à / l’Aile gauche, il se trouve a present, comme ci dessiné, le 12 Août 1746 /... 1746 or later
Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:42,200 approx. | RCIN 730059
A map of the encampments of the French and Allied armies north of Namur in August 1746. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with north-west to top (compass rose).
In 1746 the Allied army, under the command of Prince Charles, Duke of Lorraine, spent the summer months manoeuvring and camping in the area north and east of Brussels. The topographical information on this map is detailed and is likely to have been supplied on the basis of a field survey amplification of a published map. The map covers the same area as the western half of RCIN 730058. It extends from Spy (50°28'53"N 04°42'34"E) in the west to Dhuy (50°33'33"N 04°51'33"E) in the east, and from Gimblours (Gembloux 50°33'41"N 04°41'56"E) in the north to Suarle (Suarlée 50°28'52"N 04°46'45"E) in the south.
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Anonymous (cartographer)
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Watermark: None
Mark, stamped: 553
Condition: four fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration
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Scale: 1:42,200 approx. Scale bar: Echelle de 4000 Pas [77 mm =].
24.4 x 38.9 cm (image and neatline)
26.6 x 41.0 cm (sheet)
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Manuscript title:
Plan du Camp de l’Armée Alliée près de Villers, au Cté de Namur / occupé le 2=me Août 1746. et aprés quelques changements depuis faits à / l’Aile gauche, il se trouve a present, comme ci dessiné, le 12 Août 1746 / de même, La Disposition du Camp ennemi, tant qu’il se presente à nôtre vüe. [top centre, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
[top centre, below title, a description, A-H of the disposition of the army.] Nota. / Le Quartier General du Prince Charles de Lorraine / est à Villers, celui du Veld-marechal Bathiani / au Château Ostin, le Quartier des Generaux Anglois / à S=t Lambert et S=t Martin, des Hessois à Rine, / des Hannovriens à Bovesse, et des Hollandois / à Suarle et Spy. [Bottom right, in rectangular panel]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Villers 2 -12 Aug.t 1746.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, red pencil:] 10/58; [top left, black pencil:] XII/48.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampments Plan dessiné du Camp de l’Armée Alliée pres de Villers au Comté de Namur, occupé le 2 Aoust; comme il se trouve aprés les changements le 12 Aoust 1746: avec la disposition du Camp ennemi. [The same entry appears under the heading Villers.]
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Probably from the collection of military and naval maps and prints formed by Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65), third son of George II; subsequently acquired by George III (1738-1820)
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Subject(s)
Villers-lez-Heest (Walloon Region, Belgium) 50°31'48"N 04°50'44"E
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