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 Koblenz, 1745 (Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) 50°21'00"N 07°36'00"E
1745 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated | RCIN 729074
The area covered extends from Vallern (Vallendar 50°24'00"N 07°37'00"E), in the north to Ehrenbreitstein (50°21'00"N 07°37'00"E) in the south. The headquarters of the Austrians is shown at Vallern, that of the Hanoverians at Rothenhaan (now also a suburb of Arenberg 50°22'19"N 07°38'13"E), and that of the Dutch at Urber (Urbar 50°22'48"N 07°37'17"E).
Additional text: [left, below title, a key, a-i, k-z, 1-7 to the names of the encamped regiments, and a list of further regiments and the place where they were cantoned, together with a summary of the numbers of Austrian, Hanoverian and Dutch battalions and squadrons and numbers of cannon and howitzers of each.]
Condition: four fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Army-HanoverArmy-DutchArmy-AustriaArmy-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)Watermark: Countermark: IV
Mark, stamped: 416
Condition: four fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration
Scale: not stated
24.5 x 27.4 cm (neatline)
25.1 x 36.1 cm (image)
28.7 x 39.9 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
PLAN / Von dem Lager und Canton= / nirungen der Allierten / Armée beÿ Coblenz, wel= / ches selbige den 15.t April - / 1745. bezogen hat. [top left, title and text in rectangular panel down left side of map]
Additional text:
[left, below title, a key, a-i, k-z, 1-7 to the names of the encamped regiments, and a list of further regiments and the place where they were cantoned, together with a summary of the numbers of Austrian, Hanoverian and Dutch battalions and squadrons and numbers of cannon and howitzers of each.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment near Coblentz 15 April 1745.
Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom left, black pencil, erased:] X/[?]9. (Verso) [top left, black pencil:] X/99; [top right, black pencil, indistinct: Camp].
George III catalogue entry:
Coblentz Plan von dem Lager und Cantonnirungen der Allurten Armée bey Coblentz den 15 April 1745. drawn. [The same entry appears under the heading Encampment.]
Subject(s)
Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (50°21'00"N 07°36'00"E)
Page revisions
3 November 2024
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