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Map of encampment at Île d'Orléans, 1759 (Île d'Orléans, Quebec, Canada) 46°55'04"N 70°53'43"W c.1759
Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on linen | Scale: 1:9,600. Scale bar: Scale 800 Feet to an Inch [151 mm =] 4800. (scale) | RCIN 732103
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A map of the British encampment on the Île d'Orléans, 3-8 July 1759. French and Indian War (1754-63). Oriented with north to top (cardinal points).
The face of the map is covered with pencilled one-inch squares which will have been used for copying the detail. Although the use of colour is similar to Debbieg's style, the lettering is in Mackellar's hand. This map appears to be one of the source materials for the compilation of RCIN 732100.
Additional text: [bottom left, below title, a key, a-d, to the military features on the map].
Condition: two fold lines; many small tears repaired with paper before being laid down on linen; surface dirt.Provenance
Probably from the collection of military and naval maps and prints formed by Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65), third son of George II; subsequently acquired by George III (1738-1820)
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Creator(s)
(surveyor)(draughtsman)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour on paper; laid down on linen
Measurements
Scale: 1:9,600. Scale bar: Scale 800 Feet to an Inch [151 mm =] 4800. (scale)
46.4 x 49.1 cm (image)
44.5 x 48.5 cm (neatline)
46.8 x 52.0 cm (sheet) (whole object)
Markings
watermark: Strasburg bend and lily; no countermark visible
annotation: Old heading: Encampment on the Isle of Orleans 3-8 July 1759. Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom left, black pencil, erased:] XVI/38-r. (Verso) [bottom right, black pencil:] [?] July 1759; [bottom, right of centre, beneath old heading label, the same inscription?]
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Alternative title(s)
PLAN of the Encampment upon the west End of the Isle of ORLEANS / from the 3.d to the 8.th of July, afterwards kept as a Post for an Hospital / and a Deposite for Stores
Encampment. A drawn Plan of the Encampment upon the West end of the Isle of Orleans from the 3.d to the 8.th of July 1759: by Major Pat. Mackellar, chief Eng.r from a survey by Capt.n Debbieg Eng.r
