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Marienbovrg ; Plan de la Ville de Marienbourg

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Printed map. Source unknown. Possibly part of one of Sebastian de Pontault Beaulieu’s publications. Visual scale, "Eschelle de cent toises". The title is on a banner. The city is viewed from a distance and shows buildings and fortifications with grazing land and farmland in the foreground. The plan shows the fortifications and roads as well as the surrounding farmland. The cartouche text is on decorative drapery. On verso of map, RMC_4399_32. There is also a Robert Clifford bookplate on the verso of the larger map. Acquired as part of the Lord Cholmondeley Collection.

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Title
Marienbovrg ; Plan de la Ville de Marienbourg
Creator
Subject
Description
Printed map. Source unknown. Possibly part of one of Sebastian de Pontault Beaulieu’s publications. Visual scale, "Eschelle de cent toises". The title is on a banner. The city is viewed from a distance and shows buildings and fortifications with grazing land and farmland in the foreground. The plan shows the fortifications and roads as well as the surrounding farmland. The cartouche text is on decorative drapery. On verso of map, RMC_4399_32. There is also a Robert Clifford bookplate on the verso of the larger map. Acquired as part of the Lord Cholmondeley Collection.
Publisher
Contributor
Beaulieu, Sébastian de Pontault, approximately 1612-1674
Date
1670
Type
Format
map, [1:27400 approximately]
Identifier
macrepo:77650, local: RMC_107581
Source
Language
fre
Relation
Coverage
France, Europe--France--Couvin
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