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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

GEORG JOSUA DU PLAT (1722-95)

Map of the Battle of Lafelt, 1747 (Lafelt, Limburg, Belgium) 50°49'49"N 05°36'43"E

c.1747

Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on linen | Scale not stated. 1:41,750 approx. | RCIN 730138

A map of the Battle of Lafelt, fought on 2 July 1747 between the French army, commanded by Marshal Maurice Saxe (1696-1750) and the Allied army (Great Britain, Hanover, Austria, Dutch Republic), commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65), Karl Josef Batthyány (1697-1772) and the Prince of Waldeck (1704-63) resulting in a French victory. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with west to top. Additional text: [top right, in title panel, a note of the colours used to represent the different nationalities.] [Bottom right, in rectangular panel, a key to the positions and movements of the troops during the battle:] Renvoy. Condition: one fold line; some brown staining; ink smudging. Verso: top left, water-stained patch and fragments from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
  • Georg Josua du Plat (1722-95) (draughtsman) [top right, bottom right of title panel:] [G.J] du Plat.

    Subject(s)

    Army-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)
    Army-France
    Army-GB
    Army-Dutch
    Army-Austria
    Army-Hanover
    Army-Hesse
  • Watermark: Fleur-de-lys; countermark: G & I HONIG

    Mark, stamped: 631

    Condition: one fold line; some brown staining; ink smudging. Verso: top left, water-stained patch and fragments from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label

  • Scale not stated. 1:41,750 approx.

    31.7 x 44.2 cm (image and neatline)

    34.3 x 46.7 cm (sheet)

  • Manuscript title:

    PLAN / de l'Affaire du 2me Juillet 1747 prés et / dans le Hameau de Laavelt, qui s'est donnée / entre l'aile gauche de L'Armée Alliée et La droite / des François. [top right, in irregularly shaped panel]

    Additional text:

    [top right, in title panel, a note of the colours used to represent the different nationalities.] [Bottom right, in rectangular panel, a key to the positions and movements of the troops during the battle:] Renvoy.

    Annotations:

    George III heading: Battle of Laffeldt 2 July 1747.

    Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil, in Mason's hand:] 26. [top right, ink, crossed out in red pencil, obscured by white paper strip:] Laffeldt; [top right, black pencil, obscured by linen:] 10. [centre, red pencil, Mason's? hand:] 26.

    George III catalogue entry:

    Laffeldt Plan dessiné de l'Affaire du 2 Juillet 1747 pres et dans l'Hameau de Laavelt qui s'est donnée entre l'aile gauche de l'Armée Alliée et la droite des Francois: par le Lieut. du Plat Ing.r

  • Subject(s)

    Lafelt, Limburg, Belgium (50°49'49"N 05°36'43"E)

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  • 25 May 2024