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 Zonhoven, 1746 (Zonhoven, Flanders, Belgium) 50°59'26"N 05°22'05"E
1746 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:42,000 approx. | RCIN 730054
This campsite was located between Hasselt and Zonhoven. Regimental rectangles are coloured, probably according to nationality, and are annotated with the names of the commanding officers.
Condition: no fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration; fragments of paper are pasted to each corner, as if the item was formerly laid down on a larger sheet.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Army-AustriaArmy-HanoverArmy-HesseArmy-DutchArmy-GBArmy-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)Watermark: [? Lion rampant with spear in circle with ruled background]
Mark, stamped: 548
Condition: no fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration; fragments of paper are pasted to each corner, as if the item was formerly laid down on a larger sheet
Scale: not stated. 1:42,000 approx.
15.9 x 27.3 cm (neatline)
16.2 x 27.5 cm (image)
17.5 x 28.9 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Plan / Du Campament des Armees des / Allieés á Sandhowen du 25.m jusq: / au 26. Iuly Anō 1746. sous Le Com: / mendement. d’ S: A: R: le Prince Char: d’ Lorreine. [bottom left, in scroll]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Zonhoven 25 - 26 July 1746.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [centre, red pencil:] 49.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment Plan dessiné du Campement des Armées des Alliées sous le Prince Charles de Lorraine a Zonhoven depuis le 25 jusqu’au 26 Juillet 1746. [The same entry appears under the heading Zonhoven.]
Subject(s)
Zonhoven (Flanders, Belgium) 50°59'26"N 05°22'05"E
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