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 Longchamps, 1746 (Longchamps, Walloon Region, Belgium) 50°34'37"N 04°53'43"E
1746 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:38,900 approx. | RCIN 730063
Anonymous (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Army-FranceArmy-AustriaArmy-DutchArmy-HanoverArmy-HesseArmy-GBArmy-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)Watermark: Fleur-de-lys; countermark: C & I HONIG
Mark, stamped: 558
Condition: four fold lines; several vertical crease lines; bottom left corner cut off diagonally. Verso: induced discolouration
Scale: not stated. 1:38,900 approx.
21.4 x 38.9 cm (neatline)
21.9 x 39.4 cm (image)
24.8 x 42.3 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
PLAN / du Camp de l’Armée alliée près de Long-Champ / le 17 et 18me Aout. 1746. et / de celui des François à l’autre côte de la Mehaigne.
Additional text:
[top left, below title, in title panel:] Le Quartier General des alliés, ou du Prince Charle / de Lorraine etoit à Long-Champ et Frocu. / Celui des Generaux anglois et Hessois à Engesin / Du Prince de Waldec au Chateau d’Ostein / Les Generaux Hannovriens campoient derriere leur Corps. [Top right, in plain rectangular box, an explanation of the letters, A-I, K, L on the map:] Renvoÿ.
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Long-Champ 17 - 18 Aug.t 1746.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, red pencil:] 10/62; [top left, black pencil:] XII/55 [or 59?]; [top right, black pencil:] C 35.
George III catalogue entry:
Long-Champ Plan dessiné du Camp de l’Armée Alliée pres de Long champ aux environs de Namur, le 17 et 18 Aout 1746, et de celui des Francois a l’autre coté de la Mehaigne. [The same entry appears under the heading Encampments.]
Subject(s)
Longchamps, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°34'37"N 04°53'43"E)
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