{"id":1788276,"date":"2020-01-28T15:10:28","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T20:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1788276"},"modified":"2021-07-29T09:07:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T13:07:44","slug":"george-iiis-collection-of-military-maps-now-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2020\/01\/george-iiis-collection-of-military-maps-now-online\/","title":{"rendered":"George III\u2019s Collection of Military Maps Now Online"},"content":{"rendered":"
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George Louis Le Rouge, Plan de l\u2019Arm\u00e9e de Cornwallis attaqu\u00e9e et faitte Prisoniere dans York Town, le 19 8bre, par l\u2019Arm\u00e9e Combin\u00e9e Francaise et Americaine<\/em>, 1781. Map, 34.9 x 43.5 cm. Royal Collection Trust.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

More than 2,000 military maps and related items collected by George III have been posted online<\/a> by the Royal Collection Trust to commemorate the 200th anniversary of his death. As the Guardian<\/em> reports<\/a>, the collection \u201cfeatures material from the 16th to 18th centuries, from highly finished presentation maps of sieges, battles and marcheso rough sketches drawn in the field, depictions of uniforms and fortification plans, providing a vivid contemporary account of important theatres of war in Britain, Europe and America.\u201d<\/p>\n

George III was apparently an avid map collector. At his death his collection numbered some 55,000 maps: the maritime and topographic maps were given to the British Library; the military maps were kept by George IV for his own use. \u201cNot all of them<\/a> were collected by George III in the first instance: like most collectors, he not only purchased individual items but also acquired the collections of others.\u201d [Tony Campbell<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Update, 22 Apr 2020<\/em><\/strong>: From February,\u00a0Smithsonian Magazine<\/em>\u2019s coverage<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

More than 2,000 military maps and related items collected by George III have been posted online by the Royal Collection Trust to commemorate the 200th anniversary of his death. 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