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 Bouwel, 1747 (Bouwel, Flanders, Belgium) 51°10'22"N 04°44'30"E
1747Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on linen | Scale: 1:35,200 approx. | RCIN 730117
A rough sketch showing the positions of the encamped troops relative to the surrounding villages and extending from 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 Eyst ten Bergh (Heist-op-den-Berg 51°04'31"N 04°43'41"E) in the south. The headquarters is marked at Bouwel. No regiments are named. Troop rectangles are coloured according to nationality: British (red), Hanoverian (yellow), and Austrian (green), Hessian (pale blue), Dutch (orange).
Condition: four fold lines; bottom left, a large old tear, repaired by laying down on linen; some brown staining. Verso: foxing; top left, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
George Morrison (1703/4?–99) (surveyor and draughtsman) [top, following on from title:] by G. Morrison June ye 5.th 1747.
Subject(s)
Army-GBArmy-AustriaArmy-HanoverArmy-HesseArmy-DutchArmy-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, [indistinct; letters below?]
Mark, stamped: 610
Condition: four fold lines; bottom left, a large old tear, repaired by laying down on linen; some brown staining. Verso: foxing; top left, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: 1:35,200 approx. Scale bar: [26 mm =] 1000 y.s.
31.3 x 45.6 cm (neatline)
33.4 x 45.9 cm (image)
35.8 x 49.0 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Plan of the Incampment of the Allied Army at Bouwel. [The dates ‘May 29: June 16. / 1747.’ have been added at a later date.] [top, across top of map in plain rectangular panel]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Bouwel 29 May - 16 June 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, to left of title, ink, in Schultz's or Mason's hand]: May 29: June 16. / 1747. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil:] 18; [bottom right, ink or black pencil, obscured by linen:] [J?]; [centre, red pencil:] 18.
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 G. Morrison Eng.r 5.th June 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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