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Plan de la Ville de Maestricht
Avec les Attaques des François.
La Haye,
Pierre de Hondt,
1748
Small engraved plan of Maastricht; description and key on both sides in French and Dutch; decorative cartouches on the map's foreground explaining the French attacks.
390 by 480mm. (15.25 by 19 inches).
2905
notes:
The plan was engraved after an original drawing that was approved by the General of the Infantry Baron van Aylua, governor of the city.
The text accounts for the French siege of April 1748. The first attack was on 9th; then on the night between 15th and 16th the outermost trench was opened, labelled A on the map. The following night the French continued with the second trench, labelled B; the night of the 17th the French were blocked, however on the last night th...
The text accounts for the French siege of April 1748. The first attack was on 9th; then on the night between 15th and 16th the outermost trench was opened, labelled A on the map. The following night the French continued with the second trench, labelled B; the night of the 17th the French were blocked, however on the last night th...
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