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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

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Map of encampment at Zonhoven, 1746 (Zonhoven, Flanders, Belgium) 50°59'26"N 05°22'05"E

1746 or later

Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:42,400 approx. | RCIN 730053.f

A map of the encampment of the Allied army under the command of Prince Charles of Lorraine at Zonhoven, 25-26 July 1746. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with south to top.

The march from the camp at Peer to Zonhoven was about 14 km (8.6 miles). The encampment is sited on the heathland between Hasselt (50°55'51"N 05°20'16"E) and Zonhoven. The Austrians, English, Hanoverians, Hessians and Dutch have been joined by a Corps de Reserve.

In: Receuil / des Camps, que l'Armée / Alliée aux Paÿs bas sous les / Ordres de Son Altesse Roÿal Mon= / seigneur le Duc Charles de / Lorraine a pris depuis le / 17 Juillet jusqu'au dernier Octob / de l'an 1746. See RCINs 730053.a-s.

Condition: no fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration and offsetting.
  • Anonymous (cartographer)

    Subject(s)

    Army-GB
    Army-Austria
    Army-Hanover
    Army-Hesse
    Army-Dutch
    Army-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)
  • Watermark: Fleur-de-lys

    Mark, stamped: 534

    Condition: no fold lines. Verso: induced discolouration and offsetting

  • Scale: not stated. 1:42,400 approx.

    18.4 x 25.1 cm (neatline)

    18.7 x 25.5 cm (image)

    24.0 x 37.4 cm (sheet)

  • Manuscript title:

    Le Camp de l’Armée Alliée / entre Zonhoven et Hasselt le 25: / et 26: Juillet 1746. [bottom right, in rectangular panel]

    Annotations:

    (Recto) [top left, black pencil:] XII/43g. (Verso) none.

    George III catalogue entry:

    Encampment Receuil de 18 Plans dessinés des Camps que l’Armée Alliée sous les ordres du Duc Charles de Lorraine a pris dans les Pays Bas depuis le 17 Juillet jusqu’au 31 Oct.re 1746. [The same entry appears under the heading Netherlands.]

  • Subject(s)

    Zonhoven (Flanders, Belgium) 50°59'26"N 05°22'05"E

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  • 3 November 2024