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 the Battle of Lafelt, 1747 (Lafelt, Limburg, Belgium) 50°49'49"N 05°36'43"E
1747 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:35,000 approx. | RCIN 730132
This map shows the detailed local route network which is entirely lacking across the battlefield area in the three maps by Hancko (RCINs 730129-730131). The retreat of the Allied army is not shown.
Additional text: [top left, below title, in title panel, a key, A-I, K, to the positions of the Allied army before the battle; right, along right edge, in rectangular panel, two keys, 1-9 and 10-25:] Position der Alliirten Armée den 2ten Julii vor der Action [and] Position der Armée währen der Action.
Condition: six fold lines; creased; small tear to left and right edges; surface dirt on verso.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Army-GBArmy-AustriaArmy-HanoverArmy-HesseArmy-DutchArmy-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)Army-FranceWatermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, a ‘4’ suspending the letters WR; countermark: NV
Mark, stamped: 625
Condition: six fold lines; creased; small tear to left and right edges; surface dirt on verso
Scale: 1:35,000 approx. Scale bar: [114 mm =] 5000 Schritte.
28.8 x 38.3 cm (neatline)
29.1 x 49.8 cm (image)
32.9 x 53.1 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
PLAN, Von der Situation zwischen Mastricht und Tongern / wodürch ins besondere vorgestellet wird, die Action So den 2ten Julii 1747, / zwischen der Alliirten und Frantzösischen Armée vorgefallen. [top left, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
[top left, below title, in title panel, a key, A-I, K, to the positions of the Allied army before the battle; right, along right edge, in rectangular panel, two keys, 1-9 and 10-25:] Position der Alliirten Armée den 2ten Julii vor der Action [and] Position der Armée währen der Action.
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Laffeldt 2 July 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top, left of centre, red pencil:] 11/50 [and, in black pencil:] XIII/46; [bottom, right of centre, black pencil, erased:] XIII/[?].
George III catalogue heading:
Laffeldt Plan von der Situation zwischen Mastricht und Tongeren wodurch insbesondere vorgestellet wird die Action so den 2 Julii 1747 zwischen der Allurten und Frantzosischen Armee vorgefallen. drawn.
Subject(s)
Lafelt, Limburg, Belgium (50°49'49"N 05°36'43"E)
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