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
Plan of encampment at Burdinne, 1746
PLAN / Du Camp de l’Armée Alliée / prés de Bourdines, occupé le 20. Août 1746. / ainsi / Du Camp de l’Ennemi, tant qu’il / se presente à nôtre vüe
1746Pen, ink and watercolour on two sheets of paper, joined | Scale: 1:35,000 approx. | RCIN 730064
This map was made at the Headquarters of the Hanoverian generals, at Meffle (i.e. Meeffe 50°36'24"N 05°01'03"E) [see bottom left, right of scale bar:] fait à Meffle ce 26 Aout 1746.
The lines of the camp extend from present-day Hanret (50°34'53"N 04°56'54"E) in the west to Fallais (50°36'36"N 05°10'16"E) and Fumal (50°35'12"N 05°10'59"E) in the east (a distance of about 18 km), and from north of Embesin (Ambresin 50°37'50"N 05°01'51"E) in the north to Hannesse (Hannêche 50°34'42"N 05°02'54"E) in the south (a distance of about 6-7km). The cartographer has marked the old Roman road and a number of old tombs to the north.
Additional text: [top right, below title, in title panel:] Le Quartier General S: A: R: le / Prince Charles de Lorraine est a Bourdines. / Celui des Generaux Anglois à Hannesse. / des Generaux Hannovriens à Meffle. / des Generaux Hessois à Acoche, et / des Hollandois au Château Montigni et Emptinne. [Bottom left, in plain rectangular box, a key, A-E, to the camps shown on the map:] Renvoy.
Condition: five fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys; countermark: C & I HONIG
Mark, stamped: 559
Condition: five fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration
Scale: 1:35,000 approx. Scale bar: [116 mm =] 5000 pas.
21.0 x 53.6 cm (image)
20.7 x 53.3 cm (neatline)
23.6 x 56.1 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
PLAN / Du Camp de l’Armée Alliée / prés de Bourdines, occupé le 20. Août 1746. / ainsi / Du Camp de l’Ennemi, tant qu’il / se presente à nôtre vüe. [top right, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
[top right, below title, in title panel:] Le Quartier General S: A: R: le / Prince Charles de Lorraine est a Bourdines. / Celui des Generaux Anglois à Hannesse. / des Generaux Hannovriens à Meffle. / des Generaux Hessois à Acoche, et / des Hollandois au Château Montigni et Emptinne. [Bottom left, in plain rectangular box, a key, A-E, to the camps shown on the map:] Renvoy.
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Bourdines 20 Aug.t 1746. Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top, left of centre, red pencil:] 10/63; [top, left of centre, black pencil:] XII/54.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampments Plan dessiné du Camp del’Armée Alliée pres de Bourdines, occupé le 20 Aout 1746: ainsi du Camp de L’Ennemi. [The same entry appears under the heading Bourdines.]
Subject(s)
Burdinne (Walloon Region, Belgium) 50°35'04"N 05°04'35"E
Page revisions
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