Mine a huit Chambres et à un seul foyer pour abattre une étendue de Rempart a la fois [Eight-chambered mine and in a single hall in order to demolish a large amount of rampart]

Subject

Eight-chambered mine and in a single hall in order to demolish a large amount of rampart. Vauban was military engineer during the reign of Louis XIV. Theoretical French military plans for equipment, strategies, and offensive and defensive fortifications on different terrains.

Date
1675 (historical)
Mapmaker
Vauban, Sébastien Le Prestre de
Publisher

Anselin

Place of Publication

Paris

Accession Number
1983.047.017b
Condition
Fair-Good. Water stains, light foxing.
Curatorial Notes

Plate 13, 23, 29 from Vol. 1 not extant in collection. Other plates, including those from Volume 2, "Défese des places," located 1983.047.001-42.

Notes

Plate 19 from Vauban's atlas, "D'Attaque et de la défense des places, " Vol. 1, "Attaque des places," published 1828-29.

Size
6 1/4 x 15 3/4
Storage
c03d10