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 Westmalle, 1747 (Westmalle, Flanders, Belgium) 51°17'51"N 04°41'24"E
1747Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on linen | Scale: not stated. 1:20,000 approx. | RCIN 730101
The regimental rectangles are coloured according to nationality: British (red); Hanoverians (light yellow); Austrian (green); Dutch (dark yellow/orange); Hessian (pale blue). The Bavarians appear to be the five regiments coloured in dark yellow lying to the left of the Bavarian artillery which is marked by the letter ‘D’. The position of the detached units of the Grand Guards, to the south of the main encampments, is indicated by small empty, uncoloured rectangles.
Additional text: [bottom, below map, numerical keys to the names of each of the British, Hanoverian, Hessian, Bavarian, Dutch and Austrian cavalry and infantry regiments.]
Condition: three fold lines; some ink smudging to right border; three corners rounded, one square; induced discolouration and foxing to verso. Verso: top left, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
George Morrison (1703/4?–99) (surveyor and draughtsman) [top right, under title, in title cartouche:] Geo. Morrison / May 2d 1747.
Subject(s)
Army-BavarianArmy-GBArmy-AustriaArmy-HanoverArmy-HesseArmy-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, the letters VDL below
Mark, stamped: 595
Condition: three fold lines; some ink smudging to right border; three corners rounded, one square; induced discolouration and foxing to verso. Verso: top left, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: not stated. 1:20,000 approx.
26.3 x 46.4 cm (neatline)
31.0 x 46.7 cm (image)
32.6 x 48.6 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
A PLAN / of the Encampment / of the Allied Army / at Westmalle. [top left, in cartouche representing draped material tied with rope at the top left and right corners to the poles of flags]
Additional text:
[bottom, below map, numerical keys to the names of each of the British, Hanoverian, Hessian, Bavarian, Dutch and Austrian cavalry and infantry regiments.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Westmalle 27 April - 24 May 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, black pencil:] 85; [top left, ink, in Schultz's or Mason's hand:] From April 27: to May 14: 1747. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil:] 9; [top right, ink, crossed out in black pencil, obscured by white paper strip:] Westmael; [centre, red pencil:] 9.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment A drawn Plan of the Encampment of the Allied Army at Westmalle near Antwerp, from the 27.th of April to the 14.th of May 1747: by Geo. Morrison Eng.r 2.d May 1747. [The same entry appears under the heading Westmalle.]
Subject(s)
Westmalle (Flanders, Belgium) 51°17'51"N 04°41'24"E
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