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 Cambron, 1745 (Cambron-Casteau, Walloon Region, Belgium) 50°35'27"N 03°52'56"E
c.1745Pen and ink on paper; laid down on paper | Scale: 1:26,000 approx. | RCIN 729083
The second title is written in an unknown hand, but probably dates from the time that the maps were being organised and catalogued by George III's librarian in the early nineteenth century.
This is a rough sketch showing the disposition of the British, Hanoverian, and Dutch troops on the west side of the main Ath-Mons road from Chièvres (50°35'16"N 03°48'25"E) in the north, passing between Bauffe (50°34'11"N 03°51'12"E) and the road, to Lens (50°33'25"N 03°53'58"E) in the south. The lowercase letter ‘b’ which is written within an irregularly shaped ink boundary in various locations may be an abbreviation of ‘bruyere’, or heath.
Additional text: [bottom centre, in a different hand to that of the map, a second title:] Plan du Campement de l'Armée Alliée à l'Abbaye de / Cambron, près de Mons, du 5.e au 7.e de May 1745 par M.r Schultz.
Condition: two fold lines; some discolouration.
George Augustus Schultz (active 1734-49) (surveyor and draughtsman)
Subject(s)
Army-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)Army-AustriaArmy-HanoverArmy-DutchWatermark: Map: none visible. Backing paper: countermark: IV.
Mark, stamped: 425
Condition: two fold lines; some discolouration
Scale: 1:26,000 approx. Scale bar: Demi Lieue [93 mm =].
23.3 x 31.1 cm (image and sheet)
24.0 x 34.7 cm (mount)
Manuscript title:
Camp de Cambron / du 5: au 7: May 1745. [top left]
Additional text:
Plan du Campement de l'Armée Alliée à l'Abbaye de / Cambron, près de Mons, du 5.e au 7.e de May 1745 par M.r Schultz. [bottom centre, in a different hand to that of the map, a second title]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Cambron 5 - 7 May 1745.
Other annotations: none.
George III catalogue entry:
Cambron Plan dessiné du Campement d l'Armée Alliée a l'Abbaye de Cambron pres de Mons, depuis le 5 jusqu'au 7 de Mai 1745: [in red ink:] par M. Schultz. [The same entry appears under the heading Encampment.]
Subject(s)
Cambron-Casteau, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°35'27"N 03°52'56"E)
Page revisions
3 November 2024
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