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 Roermond and Hellenrouck, 1748 (Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands) 51°11'39"N 05°59'15"E; (Hillenraed Castle, Limburg, Netherlands) 51°13'18"N 06°02'03"E
c.1748Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on linen | Scale: 1:18,900 approx. | RCIN 731013
Encamped regiments are named. The bridgehead across the Meuse is not shown on this map.
Additional text: [right, down right side of map in rectangular panel, a key, 1-78, to the names of the British, Hanoverian, and Austrian infantry, cavalry and artillery regiments and the Grand Guards and Guards of the Piquets:] REFERENCES.
Condition: one fold line; surface dirt around edges; some foxing. Verso: foxing; bottom left, water-stained patch from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
William Hall (active 1745-9) (draughtsman) [top left, at end of title:] by W: Hall.
Subject(s)
Army-GBArmy-HanoverArmy-AustriaArmy-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield
Mark, stamped: 727
Condition: one fold line; surface dirt around edges; some foxing. Verso: foxing; bottom left, water-stained patch from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: 1:18,900 approx. Scale bar: [43 mm =] 100 [i.e. 1000] Paces.
47.1 x 30.8 cm (neatline)
47.7 x 31.4 cm (image)
53.2 x 35.9 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
THE ENCAMPMENT / of the Allied Army, / commanded by H. R. H. / the Duke of CUMBERLAND / at HELLENROUCK / May 3d 1748. [top left, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
[right, down right side of map in rectangular panel, a key, 1-78, to the names of the British, Hanoverian, and Austrian infantry, cavalry and artillery regiments and the Grand Guards and Guards of the Piquets:] REFERENCES.
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Hellenrouck 19 April-12 May 1748.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top right, in Schultz’s or Mason’s hand:] 136. (Verso) [bottom right, black pencil:] 69. [centre, red pencil:] 70.
George III catalogue entry:
Hellenrouck A drawn Plan of the Encampment of the Allied Army commanded by the Duke of Cumberland at Hellenrouck in 1748 by W. Hall Eng.r 3 May 1748. [The same entry occurs under the heading Encampments.]
Subject(s)
Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands (51°11'39"N 05°59'15"E)
Hillenraed Castle, Limburg, Netherlands (51°13'18"N 06°02'03"E)
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