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Views and maps of Maastricht, Namur, Charleroi and Fort Charlemont, ca. 1702
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Views and maps of Maastricht, Namur, Charleroi and Fort Charlemont, ca. 1702

Laurens Scherm · 1702 - 1703 · etching; paper

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

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Sheet with views of Maastricht and Namur and plans of the defensive works around the city of Charleroi and Fort Charlemont. Plate no. 41 in the print work consisting in total of 276 numbered plates of famous fortified cities and strongholds in the context of the War of the Spanish Succession. For the most part, these plates are copied from anonymous French plates: in Les forces de l'Europe and in: Le theatre de la guerre, dans les Pays-Bas, both originally published by Nicolas de Fer in Paris (1693-1697) in the context of the Nine Years' War. Titles and inscriptions in the plate in French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineGezichten en plattegronden van Maastricht, Namen, Charleroi en Fort Charlemont, ca. 1702. 1702 - 1703. Laurens Scherm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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