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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

WILLIAM EYRES (D. 1764)

Map of encampment at Bouwel, 1747 (Bouwel, Flanders, Belgium) 51°10'22"N 04°44'30"E

c.1747

Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on linen | Scale: 1:63,100 approx. | RCIN 730116

A map of encampment of the Allied army at Bouwel, 29 May-16 June 1747. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with north to top (compass rose).

A rough sketch of the area between Lier (51°07'52"N 04°34'13"E) to the west and Herenthout (51°08'24"N 04°45'20"E) to the east, and Grobbendoncq (Grobbendonk 51°11'25"N 04°44'08"E) in the north to south of Berlaar (51°07'03"N 04°39'30"E) in the south. The troop rectangles are coloured according to nationality but none of the regiments is named.

Condition: one fold line; trimmed after laying down on linen, and corners rounded. Verso: foxing; top left, water-stained patch, shadow, and fragments from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
  • William Eyres (d. 1764) (surveyor and draughtsman)

    Daniel Paterson (d. 1749) (surveyor and draughtsman) [bottom left, below title:] Will: Wyres / Dan.l Paterson.

    Subject(s)

    Army-GB
    Army-Austria
    Army-Hanover
    Army-Hesse
    Army-Dutch
    Army-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)
  • Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, the letters VD L below

    Mark, stamped: 609

    Condition: one fold line; trimmed after laying down on linen, and corners rounded. Verso: foxing; top left, water-stained patch, shadow, and fragments from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label

  • Scale: 1:63,100 approx. Scale bar: [102 mm =] 4 miles.

    25.5 x 30.7 cm (neatline)

    25.9 x 31.1 cm (image)

    29.6 x 35.5 cm (sheet)

  • Manuscript title:

    Sketch of the Encampment of the allied / ARMY may ye 18:/29: 1747. at Bouwel / to June 5/16. [The words ‘at Bouwel’ followed by the June dates, appear to have been added in a different hand.] [bottom left]

    Annotations:

    George III heading: Encampment at Bouwel 29 May - 16 June 1747.

    Other annotations: (Recto) [top right, black pencil:] 92. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil:] 16; [bottom right, black pencil, obscured by linen:] [J?]; [centre, red pencil:] 16; [bottom, ink, trimmed:] [?] May 29 1747.

    George III catalogue entry:

    Encampment A drawn Plan of the Encampment of the Allied Army at Bouwel from the 29.th of May to the 16.th of June 1747: by W.m Eyres and Dan.l Paterson Eng.rs [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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  • 23 May 2024