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
Sketch of Visé, 1747 (Visé, Walloon Region, Belgium) 50°44'15"N 05°41'56"E
1747Pencil, pen and ink on paper | Scale: not stated. Not to scale. | RCIN 730165
A very rough field sketch of the area to each side of Visé, showing the posts and fieldworks, with a section of the intrenchment just to the north of Visé. A ford over the Meuse is shown just to the south of Visé by six parallel dashed lines in the position of a ford which was shown as ‘practicable’ on RCIN 730162.
Condition: four fold lines; surface dirt on verso on outside fold panels.
William Eyres (d. 1764) (draughtsman) [bottom left, below title:] Will Eyres.
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, the letters VD L below
Mark, stamped: 685
Condition: four fold lines; surface dirt on verso on outside fold panels
Scale: not stated. Not to scale.
24.9 x 39.8 cm (image and sheet)
Manuscript title:
Sketch of the Posts, and Works, / near Viset 27th July 1747. [bottom left]
Annotations:
George III heading: Viset 27 July 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, black pencil:] VII/34 [and] XIII/[?39-l].
George III catalogue entry:
Viset A drawn Sketch of the Posts and Works near Viset, 27.th July 1747: by W.m Eyres Eng.r
Subject(s)
Visé, Walloon Region, Belgium (50°44'15"N 05°41'56"E)
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