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 Nistelrode, 1748 (Nistelrode, North Brabant, Netherlands) 51°42'15"N 05°33'45"E
1748 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:24,100 approx. | RCIN 731030
All the regiments are named, both in the positions of the camps, and in the line-up for the review. The positions of the cannon during the review are shown, together with the routes taken by the regiments from their campsite to their review positions.
Additional text: [top left, below title:] Tres hümble Projet de la Marche pour se rendre sur les Lignes de Parade. / [followed by the marching orders, begin:] 1) La Cavallerie Britannique de la Premiere Ligne le Regt de Crafford â la tête, suivi par la Seconde Ligne, marchera par la gauche …
Condition: 3.8 cm tear top left. Verso: induced discolouration; bottom right, brown spotting; top left, water-stained patch from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Army-GBArmy-HanoverWatermark: Strasburg bend, fleur-de-lys above
Mark, stamped: 742
Condition: 3.8 cm tear top left. Verso: induced discolouration; bottom right, brown spotting; top left, water-stained patch from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: not stated. 1:24,100 approx.
28.0 x 46.5 cm (image)
28.4 x 46.8 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Plan du Camp de Nestelroÿ, ou ils se trouve marqueè les Lignes de Parade traceè, pour la Revüe Generale. [top left]
Additional text:
[top left, below title:] Tres hümble Projet de la Marche pour se rendre sur les Lignes de Parade. / [followed by the marching orders, begin:] 1) La Cavallerie Britannique de la Premiere Ligne le Regt de Crafford â la tête, suivi par la Seconde Ligne, marchera par la gauche …
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Nistelroy 1748.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil:] 75. [centre, red pencil:] 77; [top right, black pencil, erased:] Nistelroy.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment Plan dessiné du Camp de Nistelroy ou sont marquis les Lignes de Parade tracées pour la Revue generale en 1748. [The same entry appears under the heading Nistelroy.]
Subject(s)
Nistelrode, North Brabant, Netherlands (51°42'15"N 05°33'45"E)
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