ALLARD, Charles (1648-1709). L'Isle de Ré. Amsterdam: 1696.
ALLARD, Charles (1648-1709). L'Isle de Ré. Amsterdam: 1696.
Superbly coloured map showing the British bombardment of the Ile de Ré in 1696.
Double-page engraved map, coloured by a contemporary hand, title cartouche to lower left within elaborate border containing cannon and cherubs, inset view of the bombardment of St Martin on the Ile de Ré with the ships highlighted in gold, the British fleet depicted off the north coast of the island, with accompanying key, urban areas and fortifications outlined in red, interior topography of the Isle de Ré outlined and coloured in green, compass in sea, 513 x 597mm (plate mark), 530 x 615mm (sheet).
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ALLARD, Charles (1648-1709). L'Isle de Ré. Amsterdam: 1696.
Superbly coloured map showing the British bombardment of the Ile de Ré in 1696.
Double-page engraved map, coloured by a contemporary hand, title cartouche to lower left within elaborate border containing cannon and cherubs, inset view of the bombardment of St Martin on the Ile de Ré with the ships highlighted in gold, the British fleet depicted off the north coast of the island, with accompanying key, urban areas and fortifications outlined in red, interior topography of the Isle de Ré outlined and coloured in green, compass in sea, 513 x 597mm (plate mark), 530 x 615mm (sheet).
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