Mapping collected by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Anonymous
Order of battle, 1748, Allied army
Order of battle, 1748, Allied army
Order of Battle 1748 1748 or later
Ink on paper; laid down on card | 32.1 x 15.0 cm (image and sheet) | RCIN 731005
An order of battle of the Allied army, 1748. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48).
This order of battle names only the regiments of the first and second lines and gives the numbers of squadrons or battalions of each. The regiments are arranged in brigades; no commanding officer is named.
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Anonymous (cartographer)
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Watermark: Indistinct
Mark, stamped: 720
Condition: three fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration
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32.1 x 15.0 cm (image and sheet)
36.6 x 19.4 cm (mount)
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Manuscript title:
Order of Battle 1748 [along left side]
Annotations:
George III heading: Order of Battle 1748.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom right, red pencil:] 12/5. [bottom right, black pencil:] XV/5; [top centre, ink, obscured by card:] Order of Battle 1748.
George III catalogue entry:
Order of Battle Order of Battle of the Allied Army in 1748. MS.
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Probably from the collection of military and naval maps and prints formed by Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65), third son of George II; subsequently acquired by George III (1738-1820)
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