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Add MS 57720
- Record Id:
- 040-001999755
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001999643
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000533.0x0001d0
- LARK:
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- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 57720
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- Scope & Content:
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R.U.S.I. MAPS. Vol. LXXXV (1-15).
57720 (1-3). Unidentified places.
1. Sketch map of St Malo (?); [18th cent.?] 1:4500. Scale bar of 1000 yards (= 8 inches). The sketch shows proposed troop movements, and is marked 'Passage of ravine supposed to be St Malo'. R.U.S.I. no. A 9.83.
Ink on paper. 330 x 285mm.
2. Chart and view of Fernando Noronho (?), by 'C. H.' (possibly Lt.-Col. Sir Charles Hamilton, Bart.); 1801. 1:63360. Scale bar of 3 miles (= 3 inches). R.U.S.I. no. A 32.31.
Ink on paper. 485 x 410mm.
3. 'The relative positions of the English and French fleets from the 28th of May to the 1st of June 1794', by Lieut. Ribouleau RN, Signals Officer, HMS Glory. No scale given. Accompanied by letter to Ribouleau from A. V. Douglas, 5 July 1794. R.U.S.I. no. V 5.8.
Ink on paper. 460 x 645mm., on sheet 660 x 800mm.
57720 (4-5). Topographical views of Waterloo.
4. 'View of the ruins of the chateau and farm of Hougomont'; early 19th cent. Not drawn to scale. R.U.S.I. no. HJ 644.
130 x 180mm., on sheet 170 x 340mm.
5. 'A topographicall & picturesque view of the ground on which the memorable battle of Waterloo was fought on ye 18th of June 1815', by same hand as Add. 57720, f. 4; early 19th cent.
205 x 290mm., on sheet 355 x 360mm.
6-11. Tactical manual for regiment of Hussars. German. The title at the head of the text is 'Aus und Durchfallen des Hussaren nach gemachter Attaque der Schweren Cavalerie. Figur 1. 2. & 3.', although there are actually four plates, not three. Presented to the Institution by C. E. Lang.
Size of plates 450 x 575mm.
includes:
- f. 1 Maps and Plans: St Malo, Ile et Vilaine: Sketch map of St Malo (?), showing proposed troop movements: 18th cent.
- f. 2 Maps and Plans: Island of Fernando de Noronha: Admiral Sir Charles Hamilton, 2nd Baronet: Chart and view by 'C.H.' [Adm. Sir C. Hamilton?] of Fernando de Noronha: 1801.
- f. 3 General Chronicles and History, etc. Navy of France: Maps and Plans: Lieutenant Ribouleau, RN: Navy; England: Positions of English and French fleets 28 May - 1 June 1794 by Lieut. — Ribouleau: 1794.
- ff. 4, 5 Maps and Plans: Waterloo, Belgium: Topographical views of sites of Battle of Waterloo: early 19th cent.
- ff. 6-11 Prussia. Army of: Military Tactics: Tactical manual for regiments of Hussars: 19th cent.: Germ.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001999643
036-001999754
040-001999755 - Is part of:
- Add MS 57636-57722 : R.U.S.I. MAPS
Add MS 57720-57722 : I. MISCELLANEOUS.
Add MS 57720 : R.U.S.I. MAPS. Vol. LXXXV (1-15). 57720 (1-3). Unidentified places. 1. Sketch map of St Malo (?); [18th cent.?] 1:4500. Scale bar… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001999643[0009]/036-001999754[0001]/040-001999755
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 57636-57722
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
German - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1840
- Date Range:
- 1700-1840
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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ff. 4, 5 Lieutenant-General Sir Harry David Jones, GCB; Governor, RMC, Sandhurst: Owned, bef. 1866.
ff. 6-11 C. E. Lang: Presented to the R.U.S.I.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Army of Prussia
Hamilton, Charles, 2nd Baronet, Admiral
Jones, Harry David, Lieutenant-General GCB, Governor RMC Sandhurst
Lang, C E
Navy of England
Navy of France
Ribouleau, Peter, Vice Admiral, c 1760-1847 - Places:
- Fernando de Noronha Islands, Atlantic Ocean
St Malo, Ile et Vilaine
Waterloo, Belgium