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
River Lahn, 1745
1745 or laterPen and ink on paper | Scale: not stated | RCIN 729067
The northern boundary of the area, which is present-day Hesse, is marked by the River Lahn, between Limburg (Limburg an der Lahn 50°23'00"N 08°03'00"E) in the west, and Weilburg (50°29'06"N 08°16'39"E) in the east. The southernmost town shown is Anspach (50°18'03"N 08°30'36"E). Regimental names are marked in red ink against the places where they were cantoned.
Condition: two fold lines; creased; brown discolouration; worn along fold lines.
George Augustus Schultz (active 1734-49) (draughtsman)
Watermark: Cropped and illegible
Mark, stamped: 409
Condition: two fold lines; creased; brown discolouration; worn along fold lines
Scale: not stated
18.2 x 23.1 cm (image and sheet)
Manuscript title:
No title
Annotations:
George III heading: Cantonments of the Hanoverian Troops on the Lahn in March 1745.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, ink:] N.o 1. (Verso) none.
George III catalogue entry:
Lahn Carte dessinée des Quartiers de Contonnements occupés par les Troupes Hannoverienes sur le Lahn au mois de Mars 1745.
Subject(s)
Lahn, River [Germany]
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