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Fortress plans of Steenbergen, Fort Lillo, Fort Sint-Ambrosius, Fort Sint-Martijn, the Kruisdijkschans, Fort Sint-Jacob, Fort Stabroek, Fort van Pekgat and Fort Noordam
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Fortress plans of Steenbergen, Fort Lillo, Fort Sint-Ambrosius, Fort Sint-Martijn, the Kruisdijkschans, Fort Sint-Jacob, Fort Stabroek, Fort van Pekgat and Fort Noordam

anonymous · 1652 · letterpress printing; etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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On the left side of the sheet, five smaller plans of seven forts in Zeelandic Flanders, Flanders, and Brabant, each with a scale bar. Visible are: Fort Sint-Ambrosius, Fort Sint-Martijn, the Kruisdijk Schans, Fort Sint-Jacob, Fort van Stabroek, Fort Pekgat, and Fort Noordam. Top right: a fortification plan of Steenbergen. Below: scale bar: Scale of 100 Rods. Bottom right: a fortification plan of Fort Lillo. Left: scale bar: Scale of 100 Rods. On verso: Dutch text.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVestingplattegronden van Steenbergen, Fort Lillo, Fort Sint-Ambrosius, Fort Sint-Martijn, de Kruisdijkschans, Fort Sint-Jacob, Fort Stabroek, Fort van Pekgat en Fort Noordam. 1652. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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