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
Fortification on St Peter's Hill, 1747
c.1747Pencil on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:9,000 approx. | RCIN 730158.a
This plan is a rough sketch of the area between the rivers Geer and Maas, south of St Peter's Fort, showing the projected line and its incidence with an old intrenchment to the south. Roads are sketched in and the castle of Lichtenberg (50°49'21"N 05°41'39"E) is indicated but not named. It appears to be part of the compilation materials used for Daniel Paterson's fair drawing of the area at RCIN 730159, on which the alignment of the fortified line, or intrenchment, is slightly different.
One of eight sketches of the line and encampment on the west bank of the Maas which was part of the Allied army encampments which were made to the south and east of Maastricht after the Battle of Lafelt (2 July 1747), and while the siege of Bergen op Zoom (14 July-18 September 1747) was being conducted. The geographical relationship between the camp at St Peter's Hill and the rest of the army is shown on RCIN 730142. See RCINs 730158.a-h.
All formerly contained in a rough greenish-buff paper folder: 54.4 x 31.0 cm [folded]. The old heading is written on the front of the folder, together with an ink inscription: No. 671-678; and a black pencil note in a modern hand: (a-h) Nov '86 CMB [i.e. 1986].
Inset: [bottom left, a profile of the line:] Profil. Scale: not stated. 1:326 approx.
Condition: two fold lines.
Daniel Paterson (d. 1749) (surveyor and draughtsman) [bottom right, signed:] Dan.l Paterson.
Watermark: Pro Patria; countermark: crowned monogram GR
Mark, stamped: 671
Condition: two fold lines
Scale: not stated. 1:9,000 approx.
29.8 x 40.9 cm (image and sheet)
Manuscript title:
No title
Inset:
[bottom left, a profile of the line:] Profil. Scale: not stated. 1:326 approx.
Annotations:
George III heading: S.t Peter's Hill 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top right, black pencil:] i; [top, right of centre, black pencil, erased:] St Peter’s Hill; [bottom, right of centre, black pencil, cropped:] [XII] or [VII].
George III catalogue entry:
Peter's Hill, S.t Eight drawn Sketches of the Works on S.t Peter's Hill near Maestricht in 1747: by Dan.l Paterson and W.m Eyres Eng.rs
Subject(s)
Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands (50°50'54"N 05°41'20"E)
Sint Pietersberg, Limburg, Netherlands (50°49'15"N 05°41'08"E)
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