Add MS 57663

R.U.S.I. MAPS. Vol. XXVIII (1-17). Aschaffenburg - Hunningen.

1. 'Carte enthaltend die Märsche der S.K.H. der G.H. Carl mit der Hauptquartier und grosstentheils mit der Armee . . . 1796', by 'B – m'. 1:343000 approx. Scale bar of '5 meilen' (= 108mm.). German. Map illustrating the Archduke Karl's march from Mainz and back. 'Nro8b' in ink on verso. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 90.

370 x 435mm.

2. 'Plan de la situation et des camps que l'armee des Allies . . . ont occupes aux environs de Aschaffenburg . . . 1743'. Map has been initialled, but illegibly. No scale given. Map oriented with South-West at top. Copy. French. Cf. Add. 70991, route of march of British troops from Aix La Chapelle to Aschaffenburg, 1743. Amherst no. A 100. R.U.S.I. no. A 10.5.

295 x 430mm.

3. 'Plan de la bataille d'Ochetette'; 1704. No scale given. French. Plan of the Battle of Blenheim. R.U.S.I. no. A 10.1A.

905 x 640mm.

4. Rough sketch of the Battle of Blenheim; [early 18th cent.?] No scale given. On the verso there is the beginning of a letter from the War Office to Lord –. R.U.S.I. no. V 20.12.

Ink on paper. 80 x 205mm.

5. 'Plan of New Brizac'; [18th cent.?] 1:1944. 'Scale of the town 90 poles at 18 feet to the pole' (= 10 inches). Inset, profiles of the fortifications. 1:180 approx. Scale bar of 130 feet (= 8.8 inches). Initialled and dated 'RAD 1835'. R.U.S.I. no. A 9.49.

995 x 625mm.

6. 'Combat de Corbach', by J. P. Jeserich; 1777. 1:21900 approx. 'Echelle de 1200 Toises' (= 107mm.). French. Amherst no. A 42. R.U.S.I. no. A 10.11.

370 x 490mm.

7. 'Plan de la situation de l'armée imperiale et du H. Empire . . . le 12me de juillet 1703'. No scale given. French (title only) and German. Map showing the position of the French and Imperial armies in the vicinity of Dillingen, on the Danube. 'No.214' and 'p.827' in ink on verso. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 125.

205 x 310mm.

8. Map of Dillingen and environs; 1703. 1:36100 approx. 'Echelle de 1200 ordinaire pas' (= 27mm.). French. Similar but not identical to Add. 57663, f. 7. 'No.216' in ink on verso. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 126.

185 x 305mm.

9. Map of Dillingen; 1703. No scale given. German. Shows position of troops at a different stage of the battle from that shown in Add. 57663, ff. 7, 8. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 127.

205 x 270mm.

10. 'Plan von dem Lager von Esslingen' by Andreas Kazner; 1729. 1:12000 approx. Scale bar of '250 gemeine Schritt' (= 39mm.). Map oriented with South-West at top. German. 'No.227' in ink on verso. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 160.

275 x 370mm.

11. Map of Flöhingen; 1696. No scale given. German. Plan of the camp of the Imperial army. 'No.230' in ink on verso. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 163.

360 x 440mm.

12. 'A true plan, with the new fortifications, copy'd from an original draught, drawn by order of the French King in 1741'. 1:12130 approx. Scale bar of 2400 feet (= 2.375 inches). Plan of the fortifications at Fort Louis in Alsace. R.U.S.I. no. B 437 (formerly HJ 52).

275 x 340mm.

13. 'Les environs de la fortresse de Giesa'; 18th cent. 1:24650 approx. Scale bar of 100 verges (= 29mm.). Map oriented with North-West at top. French. R.U.S.I. no. V 20.7.

200 x 295mm.

14. 'Entwurff des Campements bey Weil und denen alle angelegten Retrenchments sampt der Bataille bey Haltingen'; 1703. No scale given. Germ. 'No.215' and 'fo. 827' in ink on verso. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 183.

470 x 335mm.

15. 'Heilbron'; 18th cent. No scale given. '13' in ink on recto; 'No.28' (or '228') and 'p.865' in ink on verso. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 190.

185 x 240mm.

16. 'Plan de Heilbron'; 18th cent. No scale given. French (title only) and German. Title cartouche decorated with ruined masonry and trees, and two particularly fat cherubs with dividers and other geometrical instruments, making sketches. 'No.29' (or '229') in ink on verso. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 191.

685 x 745mm.

17. 'Plan der auf das Tete de Pont von Heiningen vorgenommen Attaque' by 'B – m'. (For another map apparently by this draftsman, see Add. 57663, f. 1.); 1797. Units of scale bar not stated. German. Plan of the attack across the Rhine at Hunningen, near Basel. 'Nro119b' in ink on verso. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 196.

390 x 570mm.

includes:

• f. 1 Maps and Plans: Karl Ludwig Johann Joseph Lorenz, Archduke of Austria; 3rd son of Emperor Leopold II: Mainz, the Rhineland: Map of Archduke Karl's march from Mainz and back: 1796: Germ.
• f. 2 Maps and Plans: Aschaffenburg, Bavaria: Plan of Allied troop dispositions near Aschaffenburg: 1743: Fr.
• ff. 3, 4 Maps and Plans: Blenheim, Bavaria: Plans of Battle of Blenheim: 1704, n.d.: Partly Fr.
• f. 5 Maps and Plans: Neuf-Brisach, Haut-Rhin: Plan of Neuf-Brisach: 18th cent.?.
• f. 6 Maps and Plans: J. P. Jeserich, military draughtsman: Corbach, [in France?]: Plan of Battle of Corbach, by J. P. Jeserich: 1777: Fr.
• ff. 7-9 Maps and Plans: Dillingen, Bavaria: Maps of Battle of Dillingen, and French and Imperial army positions nearby: 1703: Fr. and Germ.
• f. 10 Maps and Plans: Andreas Kazner, military draughtsman: Esslingen, Würtemberg: Plan of encampment near Esslingen, by Andreas Kazner: 1729: Germ.
• f. 11 Maps and Plans: Flöhingen, Baden: Plan of Imperial army's camp near Flöhingen: 1696: Germ.
• f. 12 Maps and Plans: Province of Alsace: Plan of fortifications at Fort Louis in Alsace: 1741.
• f. 13 Maps and Plans: Giessen, Hesse: Plan of fort at Giessen: 18th cent.: Fr.
• f. 14 Maps and Plans: Haltingen, Baden: Plan of Battle of Haltingen: 1703: Germ.
• ff. 15, 16 Maps and Plans: Heilbron, Würtemberg: Plans of town and fortifications of Heilbron: 18th cent.: Partly Fr. and Germ.
• f. 17 Maps and Plans: Huningue, Haut-Rhin: Plan of attack across the Rhine near Hünningen: 1797: Germ.