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Vauban defences of the medieval city of Tholen, c.1670, c.1914
Item
Identifier: Coll-1167/A/4/7
Scope and Contents
Coloured plan showing the elaborate Vauban Defences of the medieval city of Tholen near Bergen-op-Zoom, the Netherlands. Two fine armorial cartouches are shown on the top right-hand side. Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707), is considered one the of the greatest military engineers of all time. He was responsible for the fortification of over 160 places across France, and the Netherlands between 1655-1707.
Dates:
c.1914