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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

A.W.V. LINSTOW (ACTIVE 1747)

Map of the Battle of Laffelt, 1747 (Lafelt, Limburg, Belgium) 50°49'49"N 05°36'43"E

c.1747

Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:42,200 approx. | RCIN 730134

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 to top (compass rose).

This shows the same detail as RCIN 730133, with slightly different text.

Additional text: [bottom, below title, in title panel, a key, A-I, K-S to the positions and movements of the armies during the battle.]

Condition: one fold line. Verso: brown staining; top left, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
  • A.W.V. Linstow (active 1747) (draughtsman) [bottom right, inside text panel:] A.W.V. Linstow.

    Subject(s)

    Army-GB
    Army-Austria
    Army-Hanover
    Army-Hesse
    Army-Dutch
    Army-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)
    Army-France
  • Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, a ‘4’ suspending the letters L V G

    Mark, stamped: 627

    Condition: one fold line. Verso: brown staining; top left, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label

  • Scale: 1:42,200 approx. Scale bar: Echelle d'un Lieu de Brabant [98 mm =] 5000 pas.

    22.3 x 37.4 cm (neatline)

    29.2 x 37.8 cm (image)

    31.6 x 40.2 cm (sheet)

  • Manuscript title:

    PLAN / De l'Action de Lafeld, donnée le 2me Juil 1747. [bottom centre, below map, in rectangular panel]

    Additional text:

    [bottom, below title, in title panel, a key, A-I, K-S to the positions and movements of the armies during the battle.] 

    Annotations:

    George III heading: Battle of Laffeldt 2 July 1747.

    Other annotations: (R) None. (V) [bottom left, black pencil:] 27; [top right, black pencil or ink, crossed out in red pencil, obscured by white paper strip:] Laffeldt; [centre, red pencil:] 27.

    George III catalogue entry:

    Laffelt Plan dessiné de l'Action de Lafeld donnée le 2 Juillet 1747: par J.G. Merckens Ing.r

  • Subject(s)

    Lafelt, Limburg, Belgium (50°49'49"N 05°36'43"E)

Page revisions

  • 25 May 2024