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
c.1747Pencil, pen, red and black ink, and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:33,800 approx. | RCIN 730131
A map of the Battle of Lafelt, fought on 2 July 1747 between the French army, commanded by Marshal Maurice Saxe (1696-1750) and the Allied army (Great Britain, Hanover, Austria, Dutch Republic), commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65), Karl Josef Batthyány (1697-1772) and the Prince of Waldeck (1704-63) resulting in a French victory. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with south-east to top.
The text gives different information to the preceding two maps (RCINs 730129, 730130) and the map, while showing essentially the same detail as the previous two copies, shows, in addition, the position of the camp of the Allied army before the battle.
? François Hancko (active 1741-8) (draughtsman)
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 below; countermark: IV
Mark, stamped: 624
Condition: one fold line; one pinhole in each corner; surface dirt on top right. Verso: surface dirt; induced discolouration
Scale: not stated. 1:33,800 approx.
32.1 x 49.8 cm (neatline)
33.3 x 61.7 cm (image)
39.2 x 67.6 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Plan de la Battaille de Laffelt entre l'aile gauche / de l'Armée des Alliées, Sous le Comandement de Son A: / Royale Monseignuer le Duc de Cumberland; et l'aile / droite de l'Armée Fançoise le 2:me juillet 1747 [top left, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
Les Anglois sont en Rouge. Les Autriche: en Verd. Les Hanoveriens en jaune / les Hessois en gris, les Hollandois en Orange, les François en bleu. [Left, down left side of map, a descriptive key to the map and battle:] Explication / De ce Plan et des Renvois. [top left, following on from title]
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Laffeldt 2 July 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top right, black pencil:] B14; [bottom, right of centre, red pencil:] 11/51; [bottom, right of centre, black pencil:] XIII/47.
George III catalogue entry:
Laffeldt Plan dessiné de la Bataille de Laffelt entre l'aile gauche de l'Armée des Alliés sous le commandement du Duc de Cumberland, et l'aile droite de l'Armée Francoise.
Subject(s)
Lafelt, Limburg, Belgium (50°49'49"N 05°36'43"E)
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