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 Ge,, / gend herum, samt der, von der französischen Armée in / diesem Feldzug ao 1747 ver,, / fertigte Linie
1747 or laterPencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: 1:6,700 approx. | RCIN 730175
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; offsetting. Verso: induced discolouration.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, a ‘4’ suspending the letters WR below; countermark: I VILLEDARY
Mark, stamped: 696
Condition: one fold line; offsetting. Verso: induced discolouration
Scale: 1:6,700 approx. Scale bar: [82 mm =] 300 Klafter.
37.9 x 51.6 cm (neatline)
38.2 x 51.9 cm (image)
40.2 x 53.8 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
PLAN / Von Tongern und der Ge,, / gend herum, samt der, von der französischen Armée in / diesem Feldzug ao 1747 ver,, / fertigte Linie. [top right, in rectangular panel]
Annotations:
George III heading: Tongres 1747.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom, left of centre, black pencil:] D [Duplicate?]; [bottom, right of centre, beneath old heading numbers:] two sets of earlier reference numbers, now mostly illegible, but:] VII?[?] [and] XIII/60-[?].
George III catalogue entry:
Tongres Plan von Tongern und der Gegend herum samt der von der Franzosischen Armee in diesem feldzug 1747 verfertigte Linie. drawn.
Subject(s)
Tongeren, Flanders, Belgium (50°46'49"N 05°27'53"E)
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