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 Schilde, 1747 (Schilde, Flanders, Belgium) 51°14'27"N 04°35'00"E
c.1747Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on two pieces of linen, sewn together | Scale: 1:63,100 approx. | RCIN 730107
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); Austrians (green); Hessians (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 line, corners rounded. Verso: foxing; induced discolouration; top left, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
Thomas Wallen (active 1747) (draughtsman) [top left, bottom right of title panel:] Tho:s Wallen Eng.r
Subject(s)
Army-GBArmy-HanoverArmy-HesseArmy-AustriaArmy-DutchArmy-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)Watermark: None
Mark, stamped: 601
Condition: one fold line; trimmed after mounting on line, corners rounded. Verso: foxing; induced discolouration; top left, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: 1:63,100 approx. Scale bar: [51 mm =] 2 Miles.
30.8 x 49.6 cm (neatline)
31.2 x 50.0 cm (image)
33.9 x 52.6 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Sketch of the Encampment / of the Allied / ARMY / at SCHILDE 11:th May / 1747. [top left, in rectangular panel]
Annotations:
Encampment at Schilde 14 - 28 May 1747
Other anotations: (Recto) [top left, black pencil:] 36; [top, above title, ink, added at later date:] From the 14: to the 28: of May 1747. (Verso) [bottom, left of centre, ink or black pencil, obscured by linen:] [?] May [?19] 1747; [bottom left, black pencil:] 14; [top right, black pencil, crossed out in black pencil, obscured by linen:] 4; [bottom right, ink or black pencil, obscured by linen:] [Tr?]; [centre, red pencil:] 14.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment A drawn Plan of the Encampment of the Allied Army at Schilde near Antwerp from the 14.th to the 28.-th of May 1747: by Tho.s Wallen Eng.r [The same entry appears under the heading Schilde.]
Subject(s)
Schilde (Flanders, Belgium) 51°14'27"N 04°35'00"E
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