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 encampment at Amby, 1746 (Amby, Limburg, Netherlands) 50°51'43"N 05°43'56"E
1746 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:43,500 approx. | RCIN 730053.s
This camp (Austrians, English, Hanoverians, Hessians, Dutch), taking in the eastern suburbs of Maastricht, extends from Wijck (50°50'53"N 05°42'08"E) in the west to beyond Sibbe (50°50'39"N 05°49'35"E) in the east, a distance of about 9-10 km (circa 6 miles).
In: Receuil / des Camps, que l'Armée / Alliée aux Paÿs bas sous les / Ordres de Son Altesse Roÿal Mon= / seigneur le Duc Charles de / Lorraine a pris depuis le / 17 Juillet jusqu'au dernier Octob / de l'an 1746. See RCINs 730053.a-s.
Condition: no fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Army-GBArmy-AustriaArmy-HanoverArmy-HesseArmy-DutchArmy-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)Watermark: Fleur-de-lys
Mark, stamped: 547
Condition: no fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration
Scale: not stated. 1:43,500 approx.
19.0 x 32.3 cm (image)
18.6 x 31.8 cm (neatline)
24.0 x 37.4 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Le Camp de l’Armée Alliée / auprés d’Ambÿ depuis le 12: jus= / = qu’au dernier Octobre 1746 entre / Wÿck et Feld. [bottom left, in rectangular panel]
Annotations:
(Recto) [top left, black pencil:] XII/43u. (Verso) none.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment Receuil de 18 Plans dessinés des Camps que l’Armée Alliée sous les ordres du Duc Charles de Lorraine a pris dans les Pays Bas depuis le 17 Juillet jusqu’au 31 Oct.re 1746. [The same entry appears under the heading Netherlands.]
Subject(s)
Amby (Limburg, Netherlands) 50°51'43"N 05°43'56"E
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