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Miscellaneous

Maps, views and diagrams of military reviews and encampments

GEORG JOSUA DU PLAT (1722-95)

Hanover, 1783 (Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany) 52°22'13"N 09°43'59"E

1783

Ink on paper; three pages of text; one sheet of paper folded in half | 31.9 x 40.2 cm (sheet; folded to 31.9 x 20.1 cm) | RCIN 734098.2.b

A manuscript text explaining the dispositions of troops etc., on the map at RCIN 734098.2.a.

Condition: one fold.
  • Georg Josua du Plat (1722-95) (author) [signed at end of text:] Hannover im August 1783. / G.J. du Plat.

    Subject(s)

    Army-Hanover
  • Watermark: Pro Patria, a B below; countermark: D & C BLAUW

    Mark, stamped: 1024

    Condition: one fold

  • 31.9 x 40.2 cm (sheet; folded to 31.9 x 20.1 cm)

  • Manuscript title:

    N:re 1. Versam[m]lungs: Lager eines Corps Trouppen von 20, 25, bis 30/m Mann bei Hannover / am Liniken Ufer der Leine. [top centre]

    Annotations:

    George III heading: Encampments in Germany, 1783.

    Other annotations: none.

    George III catalogue entry:

    Encampment Seven drawn Plans of Encampments in Germany, with MS. Explanations by G.J. du Plat, 1783. [The same entry appears under the heading Germany.]

  • Subject(s)

    Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany (52°22'13"N 09°43'59"E)

Page revisions

  • 30 May 2024