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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

WILLIAM EYRES (D. 1764)

Map of encampment at Schilde, 1747 (Schilde, Flanders, Belgium) 51°14'27"N 04°35'00"E

c.1747

Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on two pieces of linen sewn together | Scale: 1:31,500 approx. | RCIN 730108

A map of the encampment of the Allied army at Schilde, 14-28 May 1747. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with west to top (compass rose).

None of the regiments is named and the encampments are shown by generalised rectangles representing several battalions or squadrons. These rectangles are coloured according to nationality: British (red); Hanoverians (light yellow); Dutch (orange); Austrian (green); Hessian (blue).

The camp extends from Braxgratten (Brasschat 51°17'28"N 04°29'30"E) in the north, through St Job in t Goor (Sint-Job-in-'t-Goor 51°17'56"N 04°34'22"E) to Wommeleghem (Wommelgem 51°12'16"N 04°31'21"E) and Olegem (Oelegem 51°12'47"N 04°35'53"E) in the south, a distance of about 10 km (6.2 miles).

Condition: one fold line; trimmed after mounting on linen, and corners rounded. Verso: foxing; top left, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
  • William Eyres (d. 1764) (draughtsman) [bottom right of title panel:] Will: Eyres. Eng.r

    Subject(s)

    Army-GB
    Army-Austria
    Army-Hanover
    Army-Hesse
    Army-Dutch
    Army-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)
  • Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, the letters VD L below

    Mark, stamped: 602

    Condition: one fold line; trimmed after mounting on linen, and corners rounded. Verso: foxing; top left, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label

  • Scale: 1:31,500 approx. Scale bar: [102 mm =] 2 miles.

    34.8 x 39.9 cm (image and neatline)

    36.2 x 51.5 cm (sheet)

  • Manuscript title:

    Sketch of the Encampment / of the Allied / ARMY. [bottom right, in rectangular panel. The date: ‘May 14:  to 28: D:o 1747’ and ‘at Schilde’ have been added at a later date in a different hand.]

    Annotations:

    George III heading: Encampment at Schilde 14 - 28 May 1747.

    Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, black pencil, indistinct:] [?1/18]:16; [above title, ink, in Schultz's or Mason's hand:] May 14: to 28: D.o 1747. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil:] 15; [bottom right, ink or black pencil, obscured by linen:] T; [centre, red pencil:] 15.

    George III catalogue entry:

    Encampment A drawn Plan of the Encampment of the Allied Army at Schilde from the 14.th to the 28.th of May 1747: by W.m Eyres Eng.r [The same entry appears under the heading Schilde.]

  • Subject(s)

    Schilde (Flanders, Belgium) 51°14'27"N 04°35'00"E

Page revisions

  • 23 May 2024