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 Diessen, 1746 (Diessen, North Brabant, Netherlands) 51°28'33"N 05°10'30"E
1746 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:32,000 approx. | RCIN 730053.c
The march from Gilze, south-eastwards to Diessen, was about 17 km (10.5 miles). The encampment of the Austrians, Hanoverians, English, and Hessians extends for 10 km (6.2 miles) across heathland from Diessen, through Westerberse (Westelbeers 51°26'42"N 05°12'40"E) to Hooglohn (Hoogeloon 51°23'51"N 05°16'05"E).
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 and offsetting.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Army-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)Army-GBArmy-AustriaArmy-HanoverArmy-HesseWatermark: Fleur-de-lys
Mark, stamped: 531
Condition: no fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration and offsetting
Scale: not stated. 1:32,000 approx.
19.2 x 32.6 cm (neatline)
19.5 x 33.0 cm (image)
24.0 x 37.4 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Le Camp de l’Armée Alliée / auprés de Diessen entre le / meme village et Hooglohn le / 19 et 20 Juillet 1746. [bottom right, in rectangular panel]
Annotations:
(Recto) [top left, black pencil, erased:] XII/[?]. (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)
Diessen (North Brabant, Netherlands) 51°28'33"N 05°10'30"E
Page revisions
3 November 2024
Current version
