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 Germany, 1740-45
1748Engraving and some etching; printed on paper; hand-coloured | Scale: not stated. 1:1,500,000 approx. | RCIN 728028.b
The map shows the theatre of war fought between the Austrians and Prussia between 1740 until hostilities ceased in compliance with the Treaty of Dresden, 25 October 1745. It extends from Retheim in the north to Basel in the south, and from the Suffolk coast in the west to Bayreuth in the east. The routes of the marches of different armies in the years 1740-45 are indicated by rectangles, coloured to indicate the army's nationality, joined by straight lines. A key to the colours used is on RCIN 728028.a.
Additional text: [bottom left, inside border, a note on the longitude.]
Condition: one fold line. Verso: water-stained patch from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
LJ Kraus (active 1740-8) (cartographer)
Homann's Heirs (1724-1848) (publisher)
Subject(s)
Army-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)Watermark: None
Condition: one fold line. Verso: water-stained patch from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: not stated. 1:1,500,000 approx.
45.2 x 53.0 cm (neatline)
47.3 x 55.1 cm (image)
49.3 x 57.1 cm (platemark)
53.3 x 62.4 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
BELLI / ab obitu CAROLI VI. Imperatoris / usqve ad pacem Dresdae d.25.Dec. / CDDCCXLV. / Factam tam in GERMANIA quam BELGIO / ob successionem AVSTRIACAM gesti / THEATRVM / geographice delineatum / a L.I. Krausio LL. cult. / curantibus Homannianis Heredibus / A. 1748. [bottom left, in cartouche decorated all around with the artefacts of war]
Additional text:
[bottom left, inside border, a note on the longitude.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Germany 20 Oct.r 1740 - 25 Dec.r 1745.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top, right of centre, right pencil, trimmed:] 1740; [top right, black pencil, trimmed:] 1740; [top right, black pencil:] 5.; [bottom centre, black pencil:] Germania, Netherlands 1740; [bottom centre, black pencil:] 8.
George III catalogue entry:
Germany Theatrum Belli ab obitu Caroli VI Imperatoris 20 Oct. 1740, usque ad pacem Dresdae 25 Dec. 1745, factam tam in Germania quam Belgio, ob successionem Austriacam gesti: a L.I. Krausio, curantibus Homannianis Heredibus, 1748. 2 tab.
Subject(s)
Netherlands
Germany
France
Brabant [Belgium]
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