Le ville et citadelle de Lille ou Ryssel avec toutes leurs fortifications, comme elles sont à present, pendant le siege formé par l'armée des hauts alliez, sous la conduite du prince Eugene de Savoye, et du prince d'Orange gouverneur hereditaire de Frise
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Engraving shows plan of the fortress city of Lille, France during the siege of the city in 1708. Includes locations of roads, villages, rivers and other landmarks as well as the plan of the city and its star-shaped fortress. Includes key listing churches and other significant city buildings and locations identified in the print (numbered 1-11) in inset box at lower right hand corner of the print.
Title from inset caption at bottom right corner of print.
Includes scale: "Echelle de 300 Thoisis".
Reference copy in LOT 4601, no. 191B.
Illustration in: Hauslab Album, plate 191B.
Original album; Purchase; 1950.
Formerly: PR13 CN1950:R01. Originals were housed in blind-tooled morocco album 11 x 17 in. Original binding in P&P Suppl. Archives.
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