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Belegering van stad of fort
1683
paper
height 345 mm x width 229 mm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
About This Work
This title page introduces a 17th-century geographical and historical account of the seventeen provinces of the Low Countries. Below the Italian text, a detailed vignette shows an army storming a stone fortress, with soldiers crossing a bridge amidst heavy clouds of gunpowder smoke. The book focuses on the plans of cities and fortresses and the military campaigns of Louis XIV against the Dutch Republic.
Inscriptions(Italian)
T E A T R O DEL B E L G I O, o SIA DESCRITIONE DELLE DIECISETTE PROVINCIE DEL M E D E S I M O; Con le Piante delle Città, e Fortezze Principali; da chi al presente possesse; come, in qual modo, & in qual tempo acquistate. Aggiontovi un succinto racconto di quanto è occorso dalla mossa d’ar- mi del Rè Christianissimo contro gli Stati Generali delle Provincie Unite fin’ al fine del 1672. DESCRITTA D A L C O N T E GALEAZZO GUALDO PRIORATO. Tib. Sadeler f. IN FRANCOFORT M.DC.LXXXIII.
Translation
THEATER OF BELGIUM, OR DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVENTEEN PROVINCES OF THE SAME; With the Plans of the Cities, and Principal Fortresses; by whom at present possessed; how, in what manner, & at what time acquired. To which is added a succinct account of what has occurred since the call to arms of the Most Christian King against the States General of the United Provinces until the end of 1672. DESCRIBED BY THE COUNT GALEAZZO GUALDO PRIORATO. Tib. Sadeler f. IN FRANKFURT M.DC.LXXXIII.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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paper
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height 345 mm x width 229 mm
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architectural
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