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 encampments at Namur, 1746 (Namur, Walloon Region, Belgium) 50°28'00"N 04°52'02"E
1746 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on two pieces of paper, joined. In the same hand as the plans at RCIN 730053. | Scale: not stated. 1:100,000 approx. | RCIN 730058
Four campsites are shown extending, in all, the length of the French camp from Mazy (50°30'30"N 04°40'25"E) in the west to Fallais (50°36'36"N 05°10'16"E) in the east, a distance of about 45 km (28 miles). The eastern point Camp A extends from Spy in the west to the chateau Ostain, whose name is now preserved in the ‘Rue d’Ostin’ a short distance south-west of Dhuy (50°33'33"N 04°51'33"E). Camp B extended from Ostin in the west, by way of Dhuy, and an area north of Longchamps (50°34'37"N 04°53'43"E) to Hemptinne (50°36'10"N 04°59'18"E) in the east. Camp C extended from west of Emptine (Hemptinne 50°36'10"N 04°59'18"E) in the west, passing north of Meeffe (50°36'24"N 05°01'03"E), running north of Burdinne (50°35'04"N 05°04'35"E) to Marnef (Marneffe 50°34'49"N 05°08'41"E) in the east.
The French camp is coloured in yellow. Those of the Allied army are coloured red and the nationality of the component troops is indicated by numbers: 1) Imperial, 2) English, 3) Hanoverian, 4) Hessian, 5) Dutch, 6) Corps du General Saun, 7) Corps du General Baragnay, 8) Corps du General Trips.
Additional text: [top right, in rectangular panel, explanatory text to the map:] A: Le Camp de l’Armée Alliée auprés de Villers entre Ostain et Spy / depuis le 2: jusqua’au 17: Aoust 1746. / B: Le Camp de l’Armée Alliée auprés de Montigny entre Emptine / et Ostain le 17: 18: et 19: Aoust 1746. / C: Le Camp de l’Armée Alliée aupres de Bourdine entre Mar= / = nef et Henrée depuis le 20: jusqu’au 29: Aoust 1746. / D: Les Camps de l’Armée de la France du 2: E: du 17: F: du 20: Aoust.
Condition: four fold lines; double pin holes bottom left, top left, and top right; trimmed. Verso: induced discolouration; some surface dirt.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Army-AustriaArmy-HanoverArmy-HesseArmy-DutchArmy-GBArmy-FranceArmy-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)- Watermark: Lily in crowned shield, the monogram VDL below; countermark: I VILLEDARYMark, stamped: 552Condition: four fold lines; double pin holes bottom left, top left, and top right; trimmed. Verso: induced discolouration; some surface dirt
Scale: not stated. 1:100,000 approx.
28.4 x 56.7 cm (neatline)
29.0 x 57.3 cm (image)
30.6 x 59.4 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
No title
Additional text:
A: Le Camp de l’Armée Alliée auprés de Villers entre Ostain et Spy / depuis le 2: jusqua’au 17: Aoust 1746. / B: Le Camp de l’Armée Alliée auprés de Montigny entre Emptine / et Ostain le 17: 18: et 19: Aoust 1746. / C: Le Camp de l’Armée Alliée aupres de Bourdine entre Mar= / = nef et Henrée depuis le 20: jusqu’au 29: Aoust 1746. / D: Les Camps de l’Armée de la France du 2: E: du 17: F: du 20: Aoust. [top right, in rectangular panel, explanatory text to the map]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampments near Namur 2 - 29 August 1746.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom, right of centre, red pencil:] 10/59.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment Carte Dessinée des Environs de Namur contenant les Campemens de l’Armée Alliée aupres de Villers depuis le 2 jusqu’au 17 Aoust: aupres de Montigny le 17, 18 et 19: et aupres de Bourdine depuis le 20 jusqu’au 29: comme aussi les Campemens de l’Armée de la France de 2, 17, et 20 Aoust 1746. [The same entry appears under the heading Namur.]
Subject(s)
Namur (Walloon Region, Belgium) 50°28'00"N 04°52'02"E
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