July 28, 1744
by Martel, P.
July 28, 1744. A map in fine to near fine condition professionally washed and backed under the supervision of the Clements Library. It measuring 13 3/8" across the bottom edge (while the image size is 13 1/16" (border to border) by 11 1/8" tall with the image measuring 10 11/16" tall (border to border). It illustrates the classic Vauban-style fortification which presumably played a role in the European conflicts of 1744. It may have originally been published in an English magazine or work on military fortifications. There is a watermark of the fleur-de-lis embedded in the paper. (Inventory #: TB18622)