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Historic Maps of Gardens and Sieges

Collection of historic maps illustrating gardens and military sieges from the 17th century. Includes intricate details like city layouts and army positions.

Siege of Hulst by Frederik Hendrik, 1645, 1645 print Siege and conquest of Hulst by the State Army under Frederik Hendrik from 28 September to 5 November 1645. Plan of the city of Hulst and the surrounding country with the surrounding and the army camps of the besiegers. On the right the drowned land of Saeftinghe. At the bottom left some riders. A text sheet belongs to the print. Northern Netherlands paper etching maps of separate countries or regions. siege, position war Holly
Siege of Hulst by Frederik Hendrik, 1645, 1645 print Siege and conquest of Hulst by the State Army under Frederik Hendrik from 28 September to 5 November 1645. Plan of the city of Hulst and the surrounding country with the surrounding and the army camps of the besiegers. On the right the drowned land of Saeftinghe. At the bottom left some riders. A text sheet belongs to the print. Northern Netherlands paper etching maps of separate countries or regions. siege, position war Holly
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Cataluña. Siglo XIX. Plano para el ensanche de la ciudad de Barcelona, aprobado por el Ayuntamiento el 6 de abril de 1858, obra de Miquel Garriga y Roca (Alella, 1804-Barcelona, 1888).Jerusalem in the time of the kings, map, rivers, Kidron, valley, Ben Hinnom, mountains, Temple Mount, Lower City, Hill Gareb, Zion, David's Tomb, Castle of David, Solomon's Palace, Akba, Lower Pond, Upper Pond, Jericho Way, Dragon Well, scale, geographical mile, hatchings, Bible, Old Testament, Second Book of Samuelis, chapters, historical illustration c. 1850, Middle EastMap of Nieuweschans, Hendrik Hofsnider, 1743 print Two prints on one leaf: at the top a print with a representation of a map of Nieuweschans and below a print with the title in a cartouche. In the upper print at the bottom right of a bowl and top right: bl. 228. Groningen paper etching maps, atlases NieuweschansFortress map of Biervliet, Caspar Merian, after Johann Merck, 1654 - c. 1700 print Fortress map of Biervliet. On the right a bowl: Scala von 20 Ruhten. paper etching maps of cities. fortified city BiervlietMap of Schenkenschanz, Nicolaes van Geelkercken, 1672 print paper etching / engraving maps of cities. fortress GiftMap of Loevestein Slot, ca. 1701-1715, 1701 - 1715 drawing Map of the reinforcements around Slot Loevestein, ca. 1701-1715. At the bottom right a cartouche with the legend A-D in Dutch, with three putti with passers and measuring tape. Part of a collection of signed plans of reinforced places in the Netherlands and surrounding countries at the time of the Spanish Succession War (part A). Netherlands paper fortress Slot LoevesteinMINAS DE ALMADEN - PLANO DEL 8º PISO. Location: MINAS DE ALMADEN-ARRAYANES. CIUDAD REAL. SPAIN.A depiction of Chertsey Abbey and a plan of the Demesne from the Exchequer Leiger. Date: late medievalLayout of the ancient Gallo-Roman town Arelate (Arles), showing the Forum, Theatre and Temple of Bona Dea. After an illustration by Edgar Holloway.The Dutch East India Company, or VOC, was a chartered company granted a monopoly by the Dutch government to carry out colonial activities in Asia. It was the first multinational corporation in the world and the first company to issue stock. It was also arguably the world's first megacorporation, possessing quasi-governmental powers, including the ability to wage war, imprison and execute convicts, negotiate treaties, coin money and establish colonies. The VOC was set up in 1602 to gain a foothold in the East Indies (Indonesia) for the Dutch in the lucrative spice trade, which until that point was dominated by the Portuguese. It also traded with India and established ports, factories and warehouses there. Between 1602 and 1796, the VOC sent almost a million Europeans to work in the Asia trade on 4,785 ships, and netted more than 2.5 million tons of Asian trade goods.