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Recapture of La Bassée by Francisco de Melo, 1642
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Map showing the recapture of the fortified town of La Bassée by the Spanish army under Governor-General Francisco de Melo on 11 May after a siege begun on 19 April 1642. Centrally the fortified town, above the town the camp of the besieging troops. At the top the coats of arms of the King of Spain and of Portugal. On the right the legend A-N in Spanish. In the lower right a detail of the fortress walls with the legend 1-10. All inscriptions in Spanish.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHerovering van La Bassée door Francisco de Melo, 1642. 1642. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
