Sapes, Les. Plan d'une tête de Sape. [The undermining. Plan of the top of the undermining.]

Subject

Undermining. 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

1983.047.004

Condition

Fair-Good. Water stains, light foxing. Crease lower left corner.

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

Plan of the top of the undermining. Plate 5 from Vauban's atlas, "D'Attaque et de la défense des places, " Vol. 1, "Attaque des places," published 1828-29.

Size

6 x 5 7/8

Storage

c03d10