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
Maastricht and St Peter's Hill, 1747
PLAN of the WORK'S / at / S.T PETER'S
c.1747Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on two pieces of linen sewn together | Scale: 1:7,300 approx. | RCIN 730156
A large scale map showing the relationships of the fortified line and the encampment to the terrain. Extends from St Peter's Fort (50°50'09"N 05°41'05"E) in the north to Coster (i.e. Castor 50°48'28"N 05°40'53"E) in the south; the distance between Lichtenberg Castle (50°49'21"N 05°41'39"E) and Castor, as shown on the map, is not true to scale. The lines of a previous, undated, field fortification are shown to the west. The line and encampment shown here on the west bank of the Meuse were 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.
Condition: two fold lines. Verso: foxing.
William Eyres (d. 1764) (surveyor and draughtsman) [bottom left, bottom right of title:] Will: Eyres.
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys; countermark: IV
Mark, stamped: 669
Condition: two fold lines. Verso: foxing
Scale: 1:7,300 approx. Scale bar: [100 mm =] 800 yards.
35.5 x 46.0 cm (neatline)
35.5 x 46.2 cm (image)
37.4 x 47.1 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
PLAN of the WORK'S / at / S.T PETER'S. [bottom left]
Annotations:
George III heading: S.t Peter's Hill 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, black pencil:] B. (Verso) [top left, black pencil:] VII/34 [and] XIII/49-q [or 2].
George III catalogue entry:
Peter's Hill, St A drawn Plan of the Works at S.t Peters near Maestricht in 1747: by W.m Eyres Eng.r
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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