Subject: Armentieres, France
Period: 1698 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Black & White
Size:
15.5 x 12.6 inches
39.4 x 32 cm
Great bird's-eye plan of the city during a siege in the Anglo-Spanish War. The view is presented from a hilltop vantage point and provides an excellent view of the deployments of the army. There is a lettered key which identifies locations in the fortified city. Engraved by Gaspar Bouttats.
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Condition: A
Issued folding on watermarked paper with attractive color, faint toning along centerfold, and minor printer's ink residue.