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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

DANIEL PATERSON (D. 1749)

Map of Terheijden, 1747 (Terheijden, North Brabant, Netherlands) 51°38'36"N 04°45'15"E

c.1747

Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on three sheets of paper, joined; laid down on linen | Scale: 1:13,650. | RCIN 730186

A map of the lines between Breda and Geertruidenberg and the surrounding area, 1747. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with south-east to top (compass rose).

The area covered extends from Geertruidenberg (51°42'06"N 04°52'5"E) in the north to Breda (51°35'11"N 04°46'33"E) in the south and includes the following settlements: Ter Heyde (Terheijden), Denhout (Den Hout 51°39'27"N 04°48'45"E), Made (51°40'36"N 04°47'35"E), Steelhoven (51°40'54"N 04°49'40"E), Drumelen (Drimmelen 51°42'24"N 04°48'15"E), Wagenberg (51°39'54"N 04°44'55"E), and several other unnamed settlements.

Condition: three fold lines; brown discolouration. Verso: foxing, induced discolouration.
  • Daniel Paterson (d. 1749) (surveyor and draughtsman) [top centre, below title:] Survey'd and Drawn by D. Paterson. / October the 28th 1747.

  • Watermark: None visible

    Mark, stamped: 716

    Condition: three fold lines; brown discolouration. Verso: foxing, induced discolouration

  • Scale: 1:13,650. Scale bar: [67 mm =] 1000 Yards.

    47.5 x 112.1 cm (image and sheet)

  • Manuscript title:

    PLAN of the LINES / between / BREDA and GERTRUYDENBERG, / with the Country Adjacent. [top centre]

    Annotations:

    George III heading: Ter Heyden 28 Oct.r 1747.

    Other inscriptions: (Recto) [top left, black pencil:] 120. (Verso) [top, right of centre, obscured by white paper strip, ink:] Terheyde; [bottom, left of centre, black pencil:] 51; [top, left of centre, obscured by linen, black pencil:] 2; [top, right of centre, obscured by linen, black pencil:] 2; [top, centre, obscured by linen, ink: illegible].

    George III catalogue entry:

    Ter Heyden A drawn Plan of the Lines at Ter-Heyden between Breda and Gertruydenberg, with the adjacent Country 1747: by D.l Paterson Eng.r 28 Oct.r 1747.

  • Subject(s)

    Terheijden, North Brabant, Netherlands (51°38'36"N 04°45'15"E)

Page revisions

  • 25 May 2024