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
Netherlands (North Brabant), 1748
Cantonement / july 13th / 1748
c.1748Pencil, pen and ink on vellum | Scale: not stated. Not to scale. | RCIN 731039
The attribution to Caroline Scott, who became Chief Engineer with the Madras Engineers in India, is made on stylistic grounds.
This sketch map shows the cantonments of the British troops in the Netherlands in July 1748. Regiments are named, and their former locations are indicated by white rectangles with dotted outlines.
Condition: no fold lines; trimmed.
? Caroline Frederick Scott (active 1726-d.1756) (draughtsman)
Watermark: Not applicable
Mark, stamped: 751
Condition: no fold lines; trimmed
Scale: not stated. Not to scale.
10.4 x 20.2 cm (image and sheet)
Manuscript title:
Cantonement / july 13th / 1748. [bottom centre]
Annotations:
George III heading: Cantonments in the Netherlands 13 July 1748.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, black pencil, erased:] VII/33. [top left, black pencil, written over first inscription, also erased:] XIV/42.
George III catalogue entry:
Cantonment A small Plan of the Cantonment of the British Troops near Eyndhoven, 13 July 1748. drawn on vellum. [The same entry appears under the heading Netherlands.]
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