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 Lorient, 1746 (Lorient, Brittany, France) 47°45'00"N 03°22'00"W
1746 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. Not drawn to scale. | RCIN 730072
A rough sketch, made after the unsuccessful expedition under the command of General The Hon. James St Clair (1688-1762), showing the locations of landing and re-embarking, and the routes to Lorient by way of Guidel and Ploemeur, with the positions of the British camp and battery, and of the French cavalry. The Island of Groix is shown.
Condition: six fold lines; formerly folded to 9.6 x 11.4 cm; small tear to bottom right edge.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Army-France-CavalryWatermark: Horn in crowned shield, a ‘4’ suspending the letters WR below; countermark: HR
Mark, stamped: 567
Condition: six fold lines; formerly folded to 9.6 x 11.4 cm; small tear to bottom right edge
Scale: not stated. Not drawn to scale.
31.4 x 31.1 cm (image and neatline)
32.6 x 32.2 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
No title
Annotations:
George III heading: Port l'Orient 20 -28 Sept.r 1746.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [centre, red pencil:] 58.
George III catalogue entry:
Orient A drawn Map of the Coast of Bretagne in the Environs of Port l’Orient relative to the Expedition against that place under General Sinclair in September 1746.
Subject(s)
Lorient, Brittany, France (47°45'00"N 03°22'00"W)
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