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 Fawes, 1746 (Fawes, Walloon Region, Belgium) 50°32'00"N 05°44'00"E
1746 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:32,600 approx. | RCIN 730053.n
The march northwards from the previous camp at Harzé was about 12 km (7.4 miles). The encampment extends from Boneux (Banneaux 50°32'27"N 05°44'21"E) in the north to Remouchamps (Sougné-Remouchamps 50°28'56"N 05°42'27"E) in the south, a distance of about 7 km (4.3 miles). The other villages through which the encampment passes are Rotier (Rouge Thier 50°30'56"N 05°44'08"E), Louving (Louveigné 50°31'55"N 05°42'30"E), Denÿs (Deigne 50°30'25"N 05°43'45"E), and Pleÿi (Playé 50°30'00"N 05°42'00"E).
The Austrian, Hanoverian, English, Hessian and Dutch troops have been joined by the Corps du General Palffÿ.
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-HesseArmy-DutchWatermark: Fleur-de-lys
Mark, stamped: 542
Condition: no fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration and offsetting
Scale: not stated. 1:32,600 approx.
17.0 x 29.8 cm (neatline)
17.4 x 30.2 cm (image)
24.0 x 37.4 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Le Camp de l’Armée Alliée / auprés de Faux entre Boneux / et Pleÿ le 4: septembre 1746. [top left, in rectangular panel]
Annotations:
(Recto) [top left, black pencil:] XII/43[?]. (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)
Fawes (Walloon Region, Belgium) 50°32'00"N 05°44'00"E
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