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 North Brabant, 1748 (North Brabant, Netherlands)
dated 1748Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:115,900 approx. | RCIN 731038
This map shows a larger area than RCIN 731037 and extends from Bommel (51°42'57"N 04°17'05"E) in the north to south of Eindhoven (51°26'27"N 05°28'40"E). Regiments are named and lines of march are indicated.
Condition: one fold line. Verso: induced discolouration; bottom, right of centre, water-stained patch from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
? Daniel Paterson (d. 1749) (draughtsman)
Subject(s)
Army-GBWatermark: I H S [with cross above the ‘H’], I VILLEDARY below; fleur-de-lys in crowned shield suspending a ‘4’ and the letters L V G
Mark, stamped: 750
Condition: one fold line. Verso: induced discolouration; bottom, right of centre, water-stained patch from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: 1:115,900 approx. Scale bar: Scale of Leagues 20 to a Degree [125 mm =] 3.
41.3 x 47.3 cm (neatline)
43.9 x 47.6 cm (image)
48.8 x 59.6 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
CANTOONMENT OF HIS MAIESTY’S FORCES July 1748. [top, outside neatline]
Annotations:
George III heading: Cantonments in the Netherlands July 1748.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [right centre, red pencil:] 81.
George III catalogue entry:
Cantonment A drawn Plan of the Cantonment of His Majesty’s Forces in the Netherlands in the vicinity of Eyndhoven, Helmont &.c July 1748.
Subject(s)
North Brabant, Netherlands
Page revisions
3 November 2024
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