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Application of the hexagon in fortification, ca. 1702
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Application of the hexagonal geometric figure in fortification architecture. Printed explanation below the plate. Plate no. 6 in the print series consisting in total of 276 numbered plates of famous strong cities and fortifications 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. Title and inscriptions in French.
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Credit lineToepassing van de zeshoek in de vestingbouw, ca. 1702. 1702 - 1703. Laurens Scherm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
