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
French encampments at Fromont and Pavé, 1747
c.1747Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: general map: 1:30,400. | RCIN 730160
The area around the former settlement of Fromont appears, today, to be the site of opencast mineral excavation. These French camps were occupied until the beginning of October 1747.
The map coverage extends from Bassenge (50°45'31"N 05°36'35"E) in the north to Hermall (Hermalle-sous-Argenteau 50°42'44"N 05°40'39"E) in the south, and from Pave (Paifve 50°43'41"N 05°31'24"E) and Frere (Vreren 50°45'06"N 05°29'45"E) in the west to Viset (Visé 50°44'15"N 05°41'56"E) in the east.
Condition: one fold line; small tear to right edge. Verso: induced discolouration; top left, water-stained patch, shadow and ghosting from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
Daniel Paterson (d. 1749) (draughtsman)
William Green (1725-1811) (draughtsman)
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, the letters VD L below
Mark, stamped: 680
Condition: one fold line; small tear to right edge. Verso: induced discolouration; top left, water-stained patch, shadow and ghosting from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: general map: 1:30,400. Scale bar: [53 mm =] 1 Mile. Encampment map: 1:7,000. [26 mm =] 200 yards. Profile: 1:230. [26 mm =] 20 Feet.
33.9 x 51.8 cm (image of whole map)
18.5 x 51.0 cm (neatline of general map)
15.1 x 37.4 cm (neatline of encampment map)
14.5 x 13.6 cm (neatline of profile)
36.2 x 52.9 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
No title
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Fromont 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil [in Schultz's or Mason's hand]:] 38; [top right, black pencil:] French camps opposite Richel 1747; [centre, red pencil:] 38.
George III catalogue entry:
Fromont A drawn Plan of the Encampment of part of the French army at Fromont near Viset in 1747: by W.m Green and D. Paterson Eng.rs
Subject(s)
Fromont, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°44'55"N 05°39'05"E)
Paifve, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°43'41"N 05°31'24"E)
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