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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

WILLIAM EYRES (D. 1764)

Visé, 1747

Sketch of the Posts, and Works, / near Viset 27th July 1747

1747

Pencil, pen and ink on paper | Scale: not stated. Not to scale. | RCIN 730165

A sketch of the posts and intrenchments near Visé, 1747. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with west to top.

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)

Page revisions

  • 14 March 2024