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 Harzé, 1746 (Harze, Walloon Region, Belgium) 50°26'28"N 05°40'01"E
1746 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:36,400 approx. | RCIN 730053.m
The march north-eastwards from the previous camp at Ocquier was about 13 km (8 miles). This campsite (Austrian, English, Hanoverian, Hessian, Dutch) extends from Harzé westwards to Hamoir (50°25'36"N 05°31'58"E), a distance of about 10 km (6.2 miles).
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; small piece missing from bottom edge. Verso: induced discolouration and offsetting.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Army-GBArmy-AustriaArmy-HanoverArmy-HesseArmy-DutchArmy-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)Watermark: C & I HONIG
Mark, stamped: 541
Condition: no fold lines; small piece missing from bottom edge. Verso: induced discolouration and offsetting
Scale: not stated. 1:36,400 approx.
18.9 x 32.8 cm (neatline)
19.4 x 33.3 cm (image)
24.0 x 37.4 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Le Camp de l’Armée Alliée entre Harzez et / la Riviere d’Ourte le 2: et 3: septembre 1746. [bottom right, 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)
Harze (Walloon Region, Belgium) 50°26'28"N 05°40'01"E
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