Septieme Exemple: Attaques d'une fortification avec des tours bastionnées. [Seventh example: attacks against tower bastions.]

Subject

Attacks against tower bastions. 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

1983.047.024

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 30 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 10

Storage

c03d10