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
Tongeren, 1747
Plan / von Tongern, und / der Gegend herum, / samt der, von der / Franzö: Armée in / diesem Feldzug 1747 / verfertigte Linie
1747 or laterPencil and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:6,800 approx. | RCIN 730174
The ochre colouring around the walls of Tongeren appear to represent a dried up moat. What appears to be the full extent of the temporary field fortifications, constructed for the purposes of defending the French position, are shown. The position of the camp of the Austrian Hussars, shown as a green and white rectangle, is also indicated. The relief has been heavily shaded to emphasise the differences in ground level.
Condition: one fold line; double pin pricks to each corner; induced discolouration on verso.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, a ‘4’ suspending the letters L V G below; countermark: IV
Mark, stamped: 695
Condition: one fold line; double pin pricks to each corner; induced discolouration on verso
Scale: 1:6,800 approx. Scale bar: [108 mm =] 400 Klafter.
38.3 x 53.2 cm (neatline)
38.6 x 53.5 cm (image)
40.7 x 55.6 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Plan / von Tongern, und / der Gegend herum, / samt der, von der / Franzö: Armée in / diesem Feldzug 1747 / verfertigte Linie. [top right in rococo cartouche]
Annotations:
George III heading: Tongres 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, black pencil, in Schultz's or Mason's hand:] 116. (Verso) [bottom, left of centre, black pencil, in Schultz's or Mason's hand:] Plan of Tongres, & French Lines 1747; [bottom left, black pencil, in Schultz's or Mason's hand:] 41; [top right, black pencil, in Schultz's or Mason's hand:] 116.; [bottom, right of centre, black pencil:] [VII]/41.
George III catalogue entry:
Tongres Plan von Tongern und der Gegend herum samt der von der Franzosischen Armee in desem feldzug 1747 verfertigte Linie. drawn.
Subject(s)
Tongeren, Flanders, Belgium (50°46'49"N 05°27'53"E)
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