Add MS 57636

R.U.S.I. MAPS. Vol. I (1-18). England: Aldeburgh - Lenham.

1. 'Sketch round the encampment of the First Batallion of the Norfolk Militia at Aldborough Suffolk', by Henry Shrapnel; June 1779. No scale given. Map oriented with East at top. Cf. Add. 15533, plans of encampments, etc. (including sketch of encampment at Aldeburgh) surveyed and drawn by Capt. G. Morrison, Lieut. Paterson, and Capt. J. W. Green, 1778-1782. R.U.S.I. no. B 415, previously HJ 416.

510 x 650mm.

2. 'Rough sketch of the ground occupied by the 1st Brigade under the command of Majr-Genl Lord W. Paulet CB 20 November 1856' signed 'Garnet J. Wolseley, Capt. 20th Light Inf.' 1:31680. Scale bar of 1 mile (= 2 inches). Map shows camp centred on Ash Common, near Woking. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 660.

150 x 245mm.

3. 'Part of Bagshot Heath surveyed and drawn by C. I. I. Hamilton Lt & Capt SF Guards 1843'. 1:7920. Scale bar of 440 yards (= 4 inches). R.U.S.I. no. A 2.5.

435 x 535mm.

4. Map of Barham Downs, co. Kent; circa 1781. 1:21120. '2000 yards, or 3 inches to one mile'. Scale bar of 2000 yards (= 3.25 inches). Cf. similar map in Add. 15532, plans of encampments, etc., by Capt. G. Morrison, 1756-1771. R.U.S.I. no. A 53.19.

300 x 480mm.

5. 'Sketch of the incampment on Pemphorn Downs near Blandford Sept 5 1756'. No scale given. Map oriented with South-East at top. Accompanied by a typewritten note dated 19 June 1909 by Maj.-Gen. E. Renouard Jones, relating to the subsequent activities of troops in this camp, and arguing for 'Warburg' to be included as a battle honour for the regiments concerned. R.U.S.I. no. A 2.4.

150 x 250mm.

6. Map of Maidstone and Cox Heath, unfinished; late 18th-early 19th cent. Units of scale bar not stated. Cf. similar maps of Cox Heath in Add. 15532-15534. R.U.S.I. no. A 53.21.

540 x 655mm.

7. 'Isometrical view of His Majestyes Victualling Yard Deptford' by W. J. Rivers 'architectural draughtsman'; 1836. 1:1400 approx. Scale bar of 200 [feet?] (= 1.75 inches).

295 x 465mm.

8. 'Isometrical view of Her Majestyes Victualling Yard Deptford' by W. J. Rivers; 31 Oct. 1837. No scale given, but appears to be very similar to Add. 57636, f. 7, above.

295 x 460mm.

9. 'Plan of the encampment of Finchley Common under the command of Major Gen. Faucitt from 10th to 20th Oct 1780'. 1:7200. 'Scale of yards'. Scale bar of 500 yards (= 2.5 inches). Label on verso 'Military Depot, QMGs Department'. Cf. similar map of military encampment on the Common in Add. 15533. R.U.S.I. no. A 53.16.

345 x 415mm.

10. 'Plan of Gosport with the new intrenchment and the covert-way surveyed in January 1758 by R. G. Bruce, Engineer' drawn by John Wilks; 8 Sept. 1774. 1:2400. 'Scale 200 feet to an inch'. Scale bar of 1500 feet (= 7.5 inches). Presented to the Institution by Col. Sir A. S. Frazer. R.U.S.I. no. A 2.55.

495 x 1070mm.

11. Map of Gravesend and Tilbury Fort; 19th cent. 1:1800. 'Scale of yards'. Scale bar of 1800 yards (= 13.5 inches). Presented to the Institution by Sir A. S. Frazer. R.U.S.I. no. A 2.38.

540 x 730mm.

12. 'Plan of Gravesend blockhouse with the ground and houses belonging to the Office of Ordnance 1742 copied in the Drawing Room by Heny Castleman of the 4th Class March 1779.' 1:360. 'A scale of 30 feet to an inch'. Scale bar of 200 feet (= 6.9 inches). Map oriented with South-South-West at top. Note on recto 'Exd incorrect F. F.'. R.U.S.I. no. A 2.37.

500 x 1000mm.

13. 'Part of Hampshire by H. Needham Capt. 68th Light Inf.'; Feb. 1852. 1:63360. 'Scale of 1 in. to a mile'. Label on verso marked 'Hartford Bridge Flats'. Stamp of R.M.C. dated Feb. 18 1853. R.U.S.I. no. A 53.18.

260 x 295mm.

14. 'Ground plan of the castle of Holy Island' by John Wilks; 17 July 1774. 1:120. 'Scale for the plans and profiles 10 feet to an inch'. Scale bar of 30 feet (= 3 inches). Presented to the Institution by Sir A. S. Frazer. R.U.S.I. no. A 2.54.

515 x 725mm.

15. 'Plan of camp formed on Kersall Moor in the summer 1848' possibly by C. Rooke. 1:3520. 'Scale 18 inches to a mile'. R.U.S.I. no. A 53.15.

235 x 515mm.

16. 'Present state of the works at Landguard Fort', signed 'Thos. Hyde Page, engineer'; Jan. 1781. 1:2400. '200 feet to an inch'. Scale bar of 800 feet (= 4 inches). Cf. plans of Landguard Fort and environs in Add. 15533. R.U.S.I. no. A 2.52.

575 x 850mm.

17. 'Plan of Landguard Fort' by S. de Visme, Capt. 60th Regt.; 1789. 1:480. 'Scale of 40 feet to an inch'. Scale bar of 200 feet (= 5 inches). Map oriented with South-West at top. Inscribed to Lord Amherst, but no Amherst no. visible. R.U.S.I. no. A 2.47.

Ink and pencil on paper; 640 x 840mm.

18. 'Plan of Lenham and Charing Heath with the proposed encampment' by S. Hehl; 1781. 1:7200. Scale bar of 1700 yards (= 8.5 inches). Cf. maps of Lenham Heath in Add. 15533-15534. R.U.S.I. no. A 53.20.

375 x 510mm.

includes:

• f. 1 Maps and Plans: Aldeburgh, Suffolk: Lieutenant-General Henry Shrapnel, inventor of shrapnel: Sketch of the 1st Battalion Norfolk Militia's encampment at Aldeburgh by H. Shrapnel: 1779.
• f. 2 Maps and Plans: Field-Marshal William Paulet, 4th son of Charles, 13th Marquess of Winchester: Field-Marshal Sir Garnet Joseph Wolseley, Viscount Wolseley: Ash Common, Woking: Rough sketch of ground occupied by 1st Brigade under Maj.-Gen. Lord W. Paulet, by Field-Marshal Sir G. J. Wolseley, as Capt. Wolseley: 1856.
• f. 3 Maps and Plans: Captain C. I. I. Hamilton, SF Guards: Bagshot Heath, Surrey: Map showing part of Bagshot Heath surveyed and drawn by Capt. C. I. I. Hamilton: 1843.
• f. 4 Maps and Plans: Barham Downs, Kent: Map of proposed encampments at Barham Downs: circa 1781.
• f. 5 Maps and Plans: Pemphorn Downs, Blandford, Dorset: Sketch of the encampment at Pemphorn Downs, in Dorset: 1756.
• f. 5* Pemphorn Downs, Blandford, Dorset: Major-General E. Renouard Jones: Notes rel. to actions fought by troops prev. encamped on Pemphorn Downs in 1756 by Maj.-Gen. E. Renouard Jones: 1909.
• f. 6 Maps and Plans: Maidstone, Kent: Cox Heath, Kent: Unfinished plans of military encampments at Maidstone and Cox Heath: late 18th-early 19th cent.
• ff. 7, 8 Maps and Plans: Deptford, Kent: W. J. Rivers, architectural draughtsman: Isometrical views of naval victualling yard at Deptford, by W. J. Rivers: 1836, 1837.
• f. 9 Maps and Plans: Finchley Common, Middlesex: General Sir William Fawcett, alias Faucitt: Plan of encampment on Finchley Common under Maj.-Gen. Faucitt,: 1780.
• f. 10 Maps and Plans: R. G. Bruce, military engineer: John Wilks, surveyor: Gosport, Hampshire: Plan of Gosport, surveyed by R. G. Bruce, drawn by John Wilks: 1758, 1774.
• f. 11 Maps and Plans: Tilbury Fort; Essex: Gravesend, Kent: Map of Tilbury Fort and Gravesend: 19th cent.
• f. 12 Maps and Plans: England; Ordnance Office: Henry Castleman, military draughtsman: Gravesend, Kent: Plan of 1742 blockhouse at Gravesend, with ground and houses belonging to the Ordnance Office: 1779: Copy, by H. Castleman.
• f. 13 Maps and Plans: Captain H. Needham, 68th Light Infantry: Hartford Bridge Flats, Hampshire: Survey of Hartford Bridge Flats, by Capt. H. Needham: 1852.
• f. 14 Maps and Plans: John Wilks, surveyor: Holy Island, Northumberland: Plan of castle on Holy Island by John Wilks: 1774.
• f. 15 Maps and Plans: Kersall Moor, Lancashire: C. Rooke, military draughtsman: Plan of encampment on Kersall Moor, possibly by C. Rooke: 1848.
• f. 16 Sir Thomas Hyde Page, military engineer: Maps and Plans: Landguard, Suffolk: Plan showing state of works at Landguard Fort, by Sir Thomas Hyde Page: 1781: Signed.
• f. 17 Maps and Plans: Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst: Landguard, Suffolk: Captain S. de Visme, 60th Regt: Plan of fort at Landguard, by Capt. S. de Visme, inscribed to Gen. Amherst: 1789.
• f. 18 Maps and Plans: Lenham, Kent: S. Hehl, surveyor: Charing Heath, Kent: Plan of the proposed encampment at Lenham and Charing Heath, by S. Hehl: 1781.