War of the Polish Succession (1733-8)
The Rhine and Moselle rivers and parts of Italy
Rhine, 1735
POSTIRUNGS-CHARTE / Der am Rhein stehenden Kayserl. und Reichs-Armee Anno 1735
1735 or laterEtched and engraved map and letterpress text printed on the same sheet of paper; hand-coloured | Scale: not stated. 1:520,000 approx. | RCIN 727070
The map extends from Bingen (Bingen am Rhein 49°58ʹ00ʺN 07°53ʹ57ʺE) in the north-west to Ettlingen (48°56ʹ27ʺN 08°24ʹ27ʺE) in the south.
Additional text: [top centre, in cartouche depicting draped and fringed cloth, flanked by halberds and flags, a key, A-I, K-Z, 1-23, to the names of the regiments, and the numbers of battalions and squadrons in each, at each station.]
Condition: two fold lines; considerably cut down; bottom right, small hole; right, brown stain. Verso: brown discolouration along central vertical fold; top left, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: Indistinct: coat of arms
Condition: two fold lines; considerably cut down; bottom right, small hole; right, brown stain. Verso: brown discolouration along central vertical fold; top left, water-stained patch and shadow from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
Scale: not stated. 1:520,000 approx.
19.6 x 29.0 cm (image)
17.1 x 28.6 cm (neatline)
18.5 x 29.9 cm (platemark)
22.5 x 32.4 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
POSTIRUNGS-CHARTE / Der am Rhein stehenden Kayserl. und Reichs-Armee Anno 1735. [top, above map border, letterpress]
Additional text:
[top centre, in cartouche depicting draped and fringed cloth, flanked by halberds and flags, a key, A-I, K-Z, 1-23, to the names of the regiments, and the numbers of battalions and squadrons in each, at each station.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Cantonments on the Rhine in 1735.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil, cropped:] 16; [right of centre, red pencil:] 16.
George III catalogue entry:
Rhine Postirungs Charte der am Rhein stehenden Kayserl. und Reichs Armée, anno 1735. [The same entry appears under the heading Cantonment.]
