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 near Berleghem, 1744 (Beerlegem, Flanders, Belgium) 50°54'21"N 03°43'01"E
1744 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:61,700 approx. | RCIN 729020
The encampments are on the east side of the River Escaut (Scheldt), near Oudenaarde (50°51'06"N 03°36'32"E), between Mulde (Melden, 50°48'52"N 03°33'55"E) in the south and Gavere (50°55'45"N 03°39'42") in the north. The fortified lines at the bridgehead at Gavere are shown, together with the extent of woodland. The marshy inundations south of Oudenaarde are indicated by a bluish brown wash.
Additional text: [top left, below title, in title panel, a key to the colours distinguishing the different nationality of the troops:] The Red are Brittish. The Yellow Hannoverians. The Green Austrians. The Blue Dutch.
Condition: seven fold lines; formerly folded to 13.0 x 7.9 cm; acid from the ink has eaten into the left margin causing the paper to split. Verso: induced discolouration.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Army-GBArmy-HanoverArmy-AustriaArmy-DutchArmy-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)Watermark: Fleur-de-lys; countermark: C & I HONIG
Mark, stamped: 366
Condition: seven fold lines; formerly folded to 13.0 x 7.9 cm; acid from the ink has eaten into the left margin causing the paper to split. Verso: induced discolouration
Scale: not stated. 1:61,700 approx.
41.1 x 35.6 cm (neatline)
41.9 x 36.4 cm (image)
44.7 x 37.3 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Incampment of the Allied Army along the Schelde June the 22:d N:S 1744. [top left, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
The Red are Brittish. The Yellow Hannoverians. The Green Austrians. The Blue Dutch. [top left, below title, in title panel, a key to the colours distinguishing the different nationality of the troops]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Berleghem 22 June - 31 July 1744.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, red pencil:] 8/30.
George III catalogue entry:
Berleghem A drawn Plan of the Encampment of the Allied Army along the Schelde, 22 June 1744. [The same entry appears under the heading Encampment.]
Subject(s)
Beerlegem, Flanders, Belgium (50°54'21"N 03°43'01"E)
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