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
Map of encampment at Nistelrode, 1748 (Nistelrode, North Brabant, Netherlands) 51°42'15"N 05°33'45"E
c.1748Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on linen | Scale: 1:35,600 approx. | RCIN 731028
This rough sketch shows the British in red and the Hanoverians in yellow. The line of the review is not marked.
Condition: no fold lines.
George Morrison (1703/4?–99) (draughtsman) [bottom right, inside neatline:] G. Morrison.
Subject(s)
Army-GBArmy-HanoverWatermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield
Mark, stamped: 740
Condition: no fold lines
Scale: 1:35,600 approx. Scale bar: [77 mm =] 3000 Yards.
23.2 x 33.8 cm (image and sheet)
Manuscript title:
A SKETCH of the ENCAMPMENT / of BRITISH and HANOVERIANS / at NISTELROY May ye 30.th NS 1748. [top left, in rectangular panel]
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampment at Nistelroy 1748.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, red pencil:] 12/34. [top left, black pencil:] XIV/35.
George III catalogue entry:
Nistelroy A drawn Plan of the Encampment of the British and Hanoverians at Nistelroy in 1748: by G. Morrison Eng.r 30 May 1748. [The same entry appears under the heading Encampment.]
Subject(s)
Nistelrode, North Brabant, Netherlands (51°42'15"N 05°33'45"E)
Page revisions
3 November 2024
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