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
Map of encampent at Bouwel, 1747 (Bouwel, Flanders, Belgium) 51°10'22"N 04°44'30"E
1747 or laterPen, ink and watercolour on two pieces of paper, joined | Scale: 1:34,800 approx. | RCIN 730114
The troop rectangles are coloured according to nationality: English (red); Hanoverian (dark orange); Hessian (yellow); Dutch (dark blue); Austrian (green). The camp occupies the area of ground between the two rivers: Grote Nete and Kleine Nete, a distance of about 11 km (6.8 miles), stretching from Lier (51°07'52"N 04°34'13"E), east to Herenthals (51°10'35"N 04°49'56"E). The main part of the camp passes through Bevel (51°08'16"N 04°40'48"E), a few outposts of British and Dutch troops are encamped near Bauvel (i.e. Bouwel).
Additional text: [bottom right, in rectangular panel, a key to the positions of the British, Hanoverian, Hessian, Dutch and Austrian troops and their respective headquarters:] Renvoy.
Condition: eight fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration; top left, water-stained patch from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
Anonymous (cartographer) [top left, in title panel, bottom right:] Fait à Herenthals / ce 6. Juin. 1747.
Subject(s)
Army-GBArmy-AustriaArmy-HanoverArmy-HesseArmy-DutchArmy-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)Watermark: Dutch lion, VRYHEYT, holding a hat on a pole and five darts within a crowned circle: Pro Patria Eiusque Libertate; countermark: GS
Mark, stamped: 607
Condition: eight fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration; top left, water-stained patch from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: 1:34,800 approx. Scale bar: [70mm =] 3000 Pas.
28.9 x 50.5 cm (neatline)
29.0 x 51.1 cm (image)
30.2 x 52.4 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
PLAN / Du Camp de l'Armée Alliée / entre la grosse et petite Nehte / près de Bauvel. / occupé le 26 Maj 1747. [top left, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
Renvoy. [bottom right, in rectangular panel, a key to the positions of the British, Hanoverian, Hessian, Dutch and Austrian troops and their respective headquarters]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Bouwel 26 May 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, red pencil:] 11/32 [the ‘2’ is corrected to a ‘1’; the ‘32’ appears to be crossed out in black pencil].
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment Plan dessiné du Camp de l'Armée Alliée entre la grosse et la petite Nethe pres de Bouwel, occupé le 26 Mai 1747. [The same entry appears under the heading Bouwel.]
Subject(s)
Bouwel (Flanders, Belgium) 51°10'22"N 04°44'30"E
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