Mapping collected by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
George Augustus Schultz (active 1734-49)
French lines at Germersheim, 1743
French lines at Germersheim, 1743
Plan der Linie bey GERMERSHEIM , welche die Franzosen in Monath 7bri. 1743, aufgeworffen, aber gleich verlassen, und von / der Alliirten Armée c.1743
Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on thin paper | Scale: 1:5,000 approx. | RCIN 728128
George Augustus Schultz (active 1734-49)
Map of French lines at Germersheim, 1743 (Germersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) 49?13'23"N 08?21'50"E c.1743
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A large-scale plan of the French lines at Gemersheim, destroyed by the Allied army, 3 October 1743. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with south-west to top. The attribution to Schultz is made on stylistic grounds and by reference to the George III catalogue entry.
A detailed large-scale topographical map of the immediate hinterland of Germersheim, showing the dam and inundations on the River Queich, the marshland between Germersheim and the dam, four cuttings on the road to the town, allowing water from the dam to reach the Rhine, and the line of the former French encampment. This plan would have formed part of the compilation materials for Schultz's map at RCIN 728103.
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George Augustus Schultz (active 1734-49) (surveyor and draughtsman)
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Watermark: None
Mark, stamped: 351
Condition: two fold lines; brown discolouration to both sides
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Scale: 1:5,000 approx. Scale bar: 1000 Schritte. [155 mm =].
22.3 x 35.1 cm (image and neatline)
23.3 x 36.4 cm (sheet)
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Manuscript title:
Plan der Linie bey GERMERSHEIM , welche die Franzosen in Monath 7bri. 1743, aufgeworffen, aber gleich verlassen, und von / der Alliirten Armée den 3.ten Octobr. demoliret worden. [top]
Additional text:
[top, following on from title, a key, A-E, to the salient features on the map.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Lines near Germersheim destroyed by the Allies 3 Oct.r 1743.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil, in Mason's hand?:] 21.
George III catalogue entry:
Germersheim Plan der Linie bey Germersheim welche die Franzosen im monath Septembri 1743 aufgeworffen aber gleich verlassen und von der Allurten Armée den 3 Oct. demoliret worden, [in red ink:] von Schultz. [black ink:] drawn. [The same entry appears under the heading Lines.]
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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)
Germersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (49°13'23"N 08°21'50"E)
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