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
Meuse north of Visé, 1747
Scetch of the River from / the Castle of Coster to Viset
1747 or laterPencil, pen and ink on paper | Scale: 1:16,600 approx. | RCIN 730164
This rough sketch extends from Castle Coster (probably the site of Caster at approximately 50°48'29"N 05°41'17"E) in the north to Visé in the south. Four fords are shown across the Meuse; these were not shown on RCIN 730162 which shows fords in different locations.
Additional text: [top left, below title, in title panel, a key, a-c, to the locations of the posts along the river, the entrenchments, and the fords across the Meuse.]
Condition: one fold line; offsetting on verso from title panel.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys; countermark: IV
Mark stamped: 684
Condition: one fold line; offsetting on verso from title panel
Scale: 1:16,600 approx. Scale bar: [97 mm =] 1 Mile.
19.2 x 56.6 cm (image and neatline)
20.5 x 57.7 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Scetch of the River from / the Castle of Coster to Viset. [top left, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
[top left, below title, in title panel, a key, a-c, to the locations of the posts along the river, the entrenchments, and the fords across the Meuse.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Posts on the Meuse in 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top, right of centre, black pencil, cropped and erased, now illegible: old numbering systems.]
George III catalogue entry:
Meuse A drawn Plan of the Posts and Intrenchments along the River Meuse from the Castle of Coster to Viset in 1747.
Subject(s)
Visé, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°44'15"N 05°41'56"E)
Page revisions
14 March 2024
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