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MILITARY CARTOGRAPHY
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A-H. . Seven manuscript plans and one printed plan, which apparently formed part of an archive in the late 18th century; 1694-1747, n.d. Purchased from Roderick Barron, April 2004.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1694-1747
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 79765 A

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'Camp de Roosbeck, ou de Tirlement', by [?] d'Hercourt; 1694. Scale: 1 lieu comune = 5.5 inches [approx. 1:38462]. South at top. Shows French lines of battle superimposed on sketch map of environs. Pricked for copying. Other plans by d'Hercourt are at Add. 57646 f.20 and Add. 51053 C f.1. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1694
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 79765 B

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Unfinished and untitled map of the siege of Phillipsburg, possibly by [?] Barnsly, with key on separate folio; 1734. Scale: approx. 200 fathoms to the inch [approx. 1:14400]. Pricked for copying. Endorsed 'Siege of Phillipsburg C10'. The map resembles a French plan in King George III's Milit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1734
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 79765 C

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'Fort Kenoque In Flanders near Dismunde', by Barnsly [?]; Nov. 1740. Scale: 40 French toises to the inch [approx. 1:3118]. Copy of a French plan of circa 1692. Depicts the fort on an island at the confluence of the River Ysser and another waterway, bridges and roads. Endorsed 'Barnsly Nov. 1...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1740
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 79765 D

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'Charleroy A Strong Town in the County of Namur, was Called formerly Charnou, in the Year 1666 the Spaniards Fortifyed this Town Naming it after their King Charles IId', by Barnsly [?]; [1740?]. Scale: approx. 150 fathoms to the inch [approx. 1:10800]. North at top. Plan of the fortifications...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1740?]
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 79765 E

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'Names of the Places designed for Cantoning the 16000 British Forces under the Command of the Earl of Stair, Ghent October 1742'. Anon. Scale: half a lieue of Brabant to the inch [approx 1:95040]. North at top. Shows land bordered by Deinse, Menin, Ypres, and Dixmuyde. Key indicates the off...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1742
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 79765 F

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'Ordre de Bataille de l'Armée Britannique et Autrichiènne en Flandre commandée par sa Majesté Britannique 1742'. Anon. Similar to French plan in King George III's Military Maps in Windsor (K.Mil. 8.55) which, however, does not include the King himself. Ink on paper. 435 x 275mm. Orders of B...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1742
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 79765 G

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'Bataille de Fontenoy Gagné (sic) par les Troupes du Roy Le 11 May 1745', by R. Morel, printed by Bailleul le Jeune, Paris, and Panckouke, Lille. Scale: approx. 400 toises to the inch [approx. 1:31184]. Depicts the battle lines, neighbouring woodland, roads and villages. Decorative title cart...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1745
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 79765 H

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'An Eye Draft of the Position of the French Troops under the command of Mr. D'Étrees, Sept. 1747', by Barnsly [?]. Scale: 600 yards to the inch [1:21600]. Shows the disposition of troops around Visé, south of Maastricht on the Meuse. Monogram also found on C and D appears under the scale bar....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1747
Extent:
1 item