Mapping collected by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Mapping collected by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Pen and ink on paper | 18.5 x 33.6 cm (sheet) | RCIN 728114
An order of battle of the Allied army under the command of Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (1712-80), 14 August 1743. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48).
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Coat of arms
Mark, stamped: 339
Condition: four fold lines; formerly folded to 12.2 x 9.3 cm. Verso: surface dirt along fold lines
18.5 x 33.6 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Ordre de Bataille / Der Königl. Hungar. ... de Dato 14. Augusti: 1743 [under the command of Prince Charles of Lorraine.] [top]
Annotations:
George III heading: Order of Battle 14 Aug.t 1743.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom right, red pencil:] 7/8; [bottom right, black pencil:] IX/35.
George III catalogue entry:
Order of Battle Ordre de Bataille de l’Armée de la Reine Hongrie sous le Prince Charles de Lorraine, le 14 d’Aout 1743. MS.
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)
Germany