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 Herenthout and Beringen, 1747 (Herenthout, Flanders, Belgium) 51°08'24"N 04°45'20"E; (Beringen, Flanders, Belgium) 51°02'58"N 05°13'33"E
c.1747Pencil, pen, brown and black ink and grey wash on paper; laid down on linen | Scale: 1:50,300 approx. | RCIN 730121
The map covers a corridor of ground running from Herenthout in the north-west, following the march routes of the army (shown by pecked lines) between Prince Wolfenbuttel's camp at Zoerle (Zoerle-Parwijs 51°05'22"N 04°52'15"E), to ‘Baronay's Camp’ a little distance to the north-east of Zichem (51°00'06"N 04°58'59"E). The coverage continues south-east to Diest (50°59'21"N 05°03'02"E) and then turns north-east to Beringen. Generalised indications of cultivated land are given by irregularly-shaped enclosures, woods comprise groups of individually drawn trees, and open land is sketched in. Differences of elevation are roughly indicated by hachures.
Condition: two fold lines; corners rounded after being laid down on linen. Verso: some foxing; bottom, right of centre: water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
William Eyres (d. 1764) (surveyor and ? draughtsman)
Daniel Paterson (d. 1749) (surveyor) [top right, right of title:] Will: Eyres / Dan: Paterson.
Subject(s)
Army-GBArmy-AustriaArmy-HanoverArmy-HesseArmy-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, the monogram VD L below; countermark: IV
Mark, stamped: 614
Condition: two fold lines; corners rounded after being laid down on linen. Verso: some foxing; bottom, right of centre: water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: 1:50,300 approx. Scale bar: [128 mm =] 4 miles.
48.8 x 64.4 cm (image and sheet)
Printed title:
SKETCH of the GROUND between / HERENTHOUT and BERINGEN. [top right]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampments between Herenthout and Beringen in June 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top right, black pencil:] 95. (Verso) [bottom, left of centre, black pencil:] 19; [top, right of centre, ink, crossed out in red pencil, on linen, obscured by white paper strip:] March Route; [top, right of centre, red pencil, on linen:] June 17; [top, right of centre, ink, obscured by linen and white paper strip: indistinct:] [Route ... Herenhout ...]; [top right, ink, obscured by linen:] By Eyres; [top right, ink, obscured by linen, several annotations:] 13 [crossed out], 96. [crossed out], 95 [crossed out], I [or J]; [top right, black pencil:] 95; [right centre, red pencil:] 19.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment A drawn Map of the Ground between Herenthout and Beringen, with the Encampments of the Allied Army in June 1747: by W.m Eyres and Daniel Paterson Eng.rs [The same entry appears under the headings Herenthout and Beringen.]
Subject(s)
Herenthout (Flanders, Belgium) 51°08'24"N 04°45'20"E
Beringen (Flanders, Belgium) 51°02'58"N 05°13'33"E
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