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 Zonhoven, 1747 (Zonhoven, Flanders, Belgium) 50°59'26"N 05°22'05"E
1747 or laterPencil, pen and ink on paper; laid down on linen | Scale: not stated. Not to scale. | RCIN 730126
The area covered extends from Hauthalen (Houthalen 51°02'03"N 05°22'27"E) in the north to Hasselt (50°55'51"N 05°20'16"E), and Curingen (Kuringen 50°56'39"N 05°17'56"E) in the south, and from Herckenrode (Herkenrode 50°57'00"N 05°16'00"E) Abbey in the west to Dippenbeck (Diepenbeek 50°54'27"N 05°25'07"E) in the east. Heathland is annotated Bruyeres.
Condition: two fold lines; trimmed after being laid down on linen; some foxing on verso.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Army-AustriaArmy-HanoverArmy-HesseArmy-GBArmy-DutchArmy-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)Watermark: Countermark: L V G
Mark, stamped: 619
Condition: two fold lines; trimmed after being laid down on linen; some foxing on verso
Scale: not stated. Not to scale.
18.7 x 30.8 cm (image and sheet)
Manuscript title:
No title
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Zonhoven 27 - 29 June 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, black pencil:] 36; [top right, black pencil:] 98. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil:] VII/21; [top left, black pencil:] XIII/34-6; [top left, ink, obscured by linen:] 98; [top, right of centre, ink, obscured by linen:] Plan / d'une Camp sur les bruyeres / près Hasselt a Zonhoven / &c. 26. Juin 1747; [top right, ink, crossed out in red pencil and obscured by a white paper strip:] Zonhoven.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment A drawn Sketch of the Encampment of the Allied Army at Zonhoven from the 27.th to the 29.th of June 1747.
Subject(s)
Zonhoven (Flanders, Belgium) 50°59'26"N 05°22'05"E
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