Add MS 57637

R.U.S.I. MAPS. Vol. II. (1-18). England; Lexden - Woolwich; Scotland and Ireland.

1. 'Camp Lexden Heath' signed 'Lt. Col. T. Birch Asst Qu. Mr Genl'; bef. 1853. 1:5300 approx. 'Scale of yards'. Scale bar of 2000 yards (= 13.625 inches). Note signed by Henry Perley 'This Heath is now entirely enclosed and cultivated, March 1853'. Cf. 18th-century maps of the Heath in Add. 15533-15534. R.U.S.I. no. A 53.24.

430 x 655mm.

2. 'Sketch of Lothingland and part of the county of Norfolk with the principal roads and passes near the coast Maj. Genl Tryon commanding 1782'. No scale given. Cf. similar map of the area in Add. 15533. Presented to the Institution by Col. Sir A. S. Frazer. R.U.S.I. no. A 2.18.

395 x 590mm.

3. 'Copy of a sketch of Mile End, Horsly & Boxted Heaths' [near Colchester] by J. Haverfield AQMG; 7 July 1807. 1:10560. 'Scale of one mile' (= 6 inches). R.U.S.I. no. A 53.23.

515 x 380mm.

4. 'Plan of the garrison of Norman Cross, Hunts, with a sketch of the adjacent ground' signed 'D. G. Hallyburton, Maj. QMG'; 18th cent. 1:600. 'Scale of feet'. Scale bar of 300 feet (= 6 inches). Sketch 1:10560. '6 inches, 1 mile'. R.U.S.I. no. A 53.17.

420 x 415mm.

5. 'A plan of His Majestys Dockyard Portsmouth perfected 1771.' 1:936. 'Scale of feet'. Scale bar of 400 feet (= 4.875 inches). Map oriented with East at top. R.U.S.I. no. A 2.45.

610 x 935mm.

6. 'Sheerness and proposed works'; 1782. 1:2400. 'Scale, 200 feet to an inch'. Scale bar of 600 feet (= 3 inches). Presented to the Institution by Col. Sir A. S. Frazer. R.U.S.I. no. A 2.46.

460 x 605mm.

7. 'Plan no. 2, to exhibit the site of Sheerness as forming the east entrance to the River Medway'; 1797. 1:15840. 'Scale of miles at the proportion of four inches to one mile'. Scale bar of 4.5 miles (= 18 inches). See also Add. 57637, f. 6 and 57638, f. 8. Presented to the Institution by Col. Sir A. S. Frazer. R.U.S.I. no. A 2.50.

1005 x 645mm.; heavily cropped on both sides.

8. 'Sketch of the Devil's Punch Bowl [near Thursley] Surrey', signed by E. Napier, Capt. 46th Regt.; June 1836. 1:15840. 'Scale of 4 inches to the mile'. Scale bar of 1760 yards (= 4 inches). Map oriented with South at top. R.U.S.I. no. A 2.14.

360 x 360mm.

9. 'Sketch of the serviceable ground on the large part of Tiptrey Heath three miles (1780) from Wickham'; 1780. 1:9000. 'Scale, 1000 yards' (= 4 inches). Cf. map of encampment on the Heath in Add. 15533. R.U.S.I. no. A 53.22.

335 x 375mm.

10. 'Plan of Woolwich Dockyard'; mid. 18th cent. 1:2400. 'Scale of feet at 200 to an inch'. Scale bar of 1800 feet (= 9 inches). R.U.S.I. no. A 2.28.

260 x 505mm.

11. 'Plan of Woolwich Dockyard published by Thos. Milton in 1753'. 1:1080 . '90 feet to an inch '. Map oriented with South at top. Presented to the Institution by Col. Sir A. S. Frazer. R.U.S.I. no. A 2.29.

330 x 560mm.

12. Chart of Yarmouth Roads, possibly in same hand as Add. 57637, f. 2; 1782. No scale given. Presented to the Institution by Col. Sir A. S. Frazer. R.U.S.I. no. A 2.27.

255 x 675mm.

13. 'Plan of the ground His Majesty was pleased to order the Master General of the Ordnance to have prepared for artillery exercises at the Royal Military Repository'; 18th cent. 1:700 approx. Scale bar of 250 feet (= 4.25 inches). R.U.S.I. no. B 448.

735 x 430mm.

14. 'Fort Augustus'; 18th cent. 1:1080. 'Scale 30 yards to an inch'. R.U.S.I. no. B 434.

335 x 485mm.

15. 'Battle of Prestonpans' by Lt.-Gen. Jordan Wren, Col. of 40th Regt of Foot (d. 11 Jan. 1784); aft. 1745. No scale given. Presented to the Institution by Maj.-Gen. W. C. Fraser, Madras Army. R.U.S.I. no. A 6.35.

185 x 285mm.

16. 'Sketch of Bantry harbour surveyed Feb. 1797 [by] Maj. Brown'. 1:36000. Scale bar of 2000 yards (= 2 inches). Accompanied by report by Charles Vallancy, chief engineer, on the efficacy of projected batteries in impeding a French landing. R.U.S.I. no. A 5.15.

405 x 320mm.

17. 'Post at Laughlinstown seven miles from the city of Dublin', by Whitmore Davis, of the Ordnance Commissioners; early 19th cent. 1:72 approx. Units of scale bar not stated. Upper half of the sheet shows a view of the camp, with perspective drawings of barracks huts, etc.

525 x 775mm.

18. 'A sketch of the military road through the mountains of Wicklow 1811' by –– Campbell. No scale given.

675 x 490mm.

includes:

• f. 1 Maps and Plans: Lieutenant-Colonel T. Birch: Lexden Heath, Essex: Plan of the encampment at Lexden Heath, signed by Lt.-Col. T. Birch: 1853.
• f. 2 Maps and Plans: Lothingland, Norfolk: Major-General William Tryon, Governor of New York: Sketch-map of Lothingland and part of Norfolk, commanded by Maj.-Gen. W. Tryon: 1782.
• f. 3 Maps and Plans: Captain J. Haverfield, Assistant Quartermaster General: Mile End, Colchester, Essex: Sketch of Mile End Heath, with Horsly and Boxted Heaths,: 1807.
• f. 4 Maps and Plans: Major D. G. Hallyburton, Quartermaster General: Norman Cross, Huntingdonshire: Plan of the garrison and adjacent ground at Norman Cross, signed by Maj. D. G. Hallyburton: 18th cent.
• f. 5 Portsmouth, Hampshire: Maps and Plans: Navy; England: Plan of Portsmouth naval dockyard: 1771.
• f. 6 Maps and Plans: Sheerness, Kent: Plan of proposed works at Sheerness: 1782.
• f. 7 Maps and Plans: Sheerness, Kent: River Medway: Plan of Sheerness and east entrance to the Medway: [1797].
• f. 8 Maps and Plans: Thursley, Surrey: Captain E. Napier, 46th Regt: Sketch of the Devil's Punch Bowl, near Thursley, Surrey, signed by Capt. E. Napier: 1836.
• f. 9 Maps and Plans: Tiptrey Heath, Essex: Sketch-map of ground on Tiptrey Heath: 1780.
• f. 10 Woolwich, Kent: Maps and Plans: Navy; England: Plan of Woolwich naval dockyard: mid 18th cent.
• f. 11 Woolwich, Kent: Maps and Plans: Thomas Milton, publisher: Navy; England: Plan of Woolwich naval dockyard, published by Thomas Milton: 1753.
• f. 12 Maps and Plans: Yarmouth, Norfolk: Chart of Yarmouth Roads: 1782.
• f. 13 Maps and Plans: Ordnance: Woolwich; Royal Military Repository: Plan of ground prepared for artillery exercises at Royal Military Repository, Woolwich: 18th cent.
• f. 14 Maps and Plans: Fort Augustus, Invernesshire: Plan of Fort Augustus: 18th cent.
• f. 15 Maps and Plans: Lieutenant-Colonel Jordan Wren, 40th Regt. of Foot: Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire: Plan of Battle of Prestonpans, by Lt.-Col. Jordan Wren: 1745-1784.
• f. 16 Maps and Plans: Bantry Bay, Ireland: Major Brown: Sketch of Bantry harbour, surveyed by Maj. — Brown: 1797.
• f. 16 Maps and Plans: Bantry Bay, Ireland: Lieutenant-General Charles Vallancey, FRS; engineer-in-ordinary in Ireland: Report on projected batteries at Bantry Bay: 1797.
• f. 17 Maps and Plans: Whitmore Davis, of the Ordnance Commission: Laughlinstown, Dublin: View of the military camp at Laughlinstown, by Whitmore Davis: early 19th cent.
• f. 18 Maps and Plans: Wicklow, County: Campbell: Sketch-map of military road from Rathfarnham to Glendalough and beyond by — Campbell: 1811.