War of the Austrian Succession (1740-8)
Includes much of the mapping collected by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, as Captain General of the British army
Piacenza, 1746
Plan von der Gegent Piacenza … 18th May 1746
1746 or laterInk and watercolour on paper | Scale: not stated. 1:30,000 approx. | RCIN 730038
The Battle of Piacenza took place on 16 June 1746 between the French and Spanish army and the Austrians and Sardinians. This map shows the positions of the armies in May, together with fieldworks, around the city. This is a comparatively large-scale map, probably drawn by an Austrian draughtsman (the text uses Deutsche schrift) showing the positions of the encamped armies in relation to the micro-topography: cultivated fields, roads, hedgerows, drains, etc., all of which appear to be shown stylistically rather than resulting from an accurate survey.
Additional text: [following on from title, a key to the numbers and letters on the map, giving the regimental names of the encamped Allied army.]
Condition: four fold lines; trimmed; slight tear to right of central horizontal fold. Verso: worn along fold lines; surface dirt on outer fold panels.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: None
Mark, stamped: 516
Condition: four fold lines; trimmed; slight tear to right of central horizontal fold. Verso: worn along fold lines; surface dirt on outer fold panels
Scale: not stated. 1:30,000 approx.
12.7 x 15.1 cm (neatline)
16.1 x 21.8 cm (image)
17.3 x 23.1 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
Plan von der Gegent Piacenza … 18th May 1746. [top left, outside neatline]
Additional text:
[following on from title, a key to the numbers and letters on the map, giving the regimental names of the encamped Allied army.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Piacenza May 1746.
Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom left, ink:] 1746. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil, underlined but erased and illegible;] [bottom right, red pencil:] 10/46 [the ‘46’ is crossed out in black pencil]; bottom right, black pencil, erased: XII/[?36].
George III catalogue entry:
Piacenza A drawn Plan of Piacenza with the positions of the Spanish and Austrian Armies on the 18.th of May 1746.
Subject(s)
Piacenza (Emilia-Romagna, Italy) 45°02'48"N 09°41'57"E
Bibliographic reference(s)
A map of Piacenza showing the positions of the Spanish and Austrian armies on 18 May 1746. War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). Oriented with north to top.
The Battle of Piacenza took place on 16 June 1746 between the French and Spanish army and the Austrians and Sardinians. This map shows the positions of the armies in May, together with fieldworks, around the city. This is a comparatively large-scale map, probably drawn by an Austrian draughtsman (the text uses Deutsche schrift) showing the positions of the encamped armies in relation to the micro-topography: cultivated fields, roads, hedgerows, drains, etc., all of which appear to be shown stylistically rather than resulting from an accurate survey.
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