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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

GEORGE AUGUSTUS SCHULTZ (ACTIVE 1734-49)

Sketch of encampment at Grammont, 1745 (Geraardsbergen, Flanders, Belgium) 50°46'49"N 03°54'25"E

c.1745

Pencil, pen and ink on paper; laid down on linen | Scale: not stated. 1:32,400 approx. | RCIN 729127

A sketch map of the encampment of the Allied army, under the command of the Duke of Cumberland, at Grammont on 1 July 1745. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with north-north-east to top.

This shows several attempts to position the river, and corrections are made to the river position near Lessines and just below Grammont; the map is covered with 31 mm copying squares which are not very carefully drawn.

The map extends from Schendelbeck (Schendelbeke 50°47'55'N 03°53'55'E) in the north to Lessines in the south, and from Gouy (Ghoy 50°43'42'N 03°48'35'E) in the west to Onckerzele (Onkerzele 50°46'55'N 03°54'41'E) in the east.

Condition: two fold lines; worn and surface dirt along folds on recto; cut down, size of original image not known. Verso: water staining and foxing.

  • George Augustus Schultz (active 1734-49) (cartographer)

    Subject(s)

    Army-Allied army (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48)

  • Watermark: Amsterdam coat of arms

    Mark, stamped: 461

    Condition: two fold lines; worn and surface dirt along folds on recto; cut down, size of original image not known. Verso: water staining and foxing

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    Scale: not stated. 1:32,400 approx.

    39.5 x 31.1 cm (image and sheet)

  • Manuscript title:

    No title

    Annotations:

    George III heading: Sketch of the first Encampment at Grammont 1 July 1745.

    Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil, erased:] X/7[?]; [bottom right, ink, obscured by linen, in Schultz's hand?] a flourished T [or F]; [bottom right, black pencil, obscured by linen backing and crossed out in black pencil:] C. 9.

    George III catalogue entry:

    Grammont A drawn Sketch of the first Encampment at Grammont, 1 July 1745, [in red ink:] by M.r Schultz. [The same entry appears under the heading Encampment.]

  • Subject(s)

    Geraardsbergen, Flanders, Belgium (50°46'49"N 03°54'25"E)

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