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
Pondicherry, 1748
PLAN of the ATTACK of / PONDICHERRY / Under the Command of the Hon.bl / EDWARD BOSCAWEN Esq:r / Rear Admiral of the Blue and Comd:r / In Chief of His Majesty:s Forces in the / East Indies
c.1748Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:9,600. Laid down by a scale of 800 feet. to an inch. | RCIN 731043.1.a
This map shows the British siege works on the south-east side of the French stronghold of Pondicherry. The British combined operations were commanded by Admiral Boscawen. The siege lasted from 6 September to 11 October when, having achieved nothing, Boscawen decided to raise the siege.
Additional text: [top left, in cartouche designed as fringed drapery, a key, a-i, k-u, w-x, to the military features on the map.]
Condition: one fold line. Verso: induced discolouration.
John Doyle (active 1748) (draughtsman) [bottom right, outside neatline:] John Doyle.
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield suspending the figure ‘4’ and the letters WR
Mark, stamped: 755
Condition: one fold line. Verso: induced discolouration
Scale: 1:9,600. Laid down by a scale of 800 feet. to an inch.
43.7 x 32.4 cm (neatline)
47.1 x 33.2 cm (image)
53.1 x 37.2 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
PLAN of the ATTACK of / PONDICHERRY / Under the Command of the Hon.bl / EDWARD BOSCAWEN Esq:r / Rear Admiral of the Blue and Comd:r / In Chief of His Majesty:s Forces in the / East Indies. [top right, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
[top left, in cartouche designed as fringed drapery, a key, a-i, k-u, w-x, to the military features on the map.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Pondicherry Aug.t - Oct.r 1748.
Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom left, black pencil, erased and indistinct, two inscriptions, written on top of each other [?XV]/64[5-f]. (Verso) [bottom right, black pencil:] 70. [centre, red pencil:] 61.
George III catalogue entry:
Pondicherry A drawn Plan of the Attack of Pondicherry by His Majesty’s Forces under the command of Admiral Boscawen in Aug.t Sept.r and Oct.r 1748. with a MS. Journal of the Siege by Lieut. John Boyle.
Subject(s)
Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, India (11°55'48"N 79°49'48"E)
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