Caption

La Fere, Fortress map of La Fère, area plan, print, album page, This print is part of an album., after design by Matthäus Merian (II), publisher: Caspar Merian, Frankfurt am Main, colorer (graphic design artist): Anna Beeck, The Hague, 1656, printmaker, colorer (graphic design artist), Hessen, paper, engraving, etching, hand coloring, etching and engraving, hand colored, cut inside the plate edge and mounted in a hand-colored frame, height 178 mm x width 281 mm, height 532 mm x width 318 mm, A hand-drawn map with a pale yellow border surrounding a rectangular inner area, featuring a central irregularly shaped pink fortress outlined in dark lines and surrounded by blue moats and waterways; the waterways flow in curving paths and include shaded green edges and patterned blue areas, with bridges indicated by short tan segments; the interior of the fortress shows simple linear markings and small geometric shapes, and the map background within the rectangle is a pale green wash with faint texture.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B23_411

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.8Mb (8.6Mb) / 15.0in x 10.3in / 4512 x 3082 (300dpi)

Keywords

La Fere Fortress map La Fère area plan print album page part album design Matthäus Merian Ii publisher Caspar Merian Frankfurt am Main colorer graphic design artist Anna Beeck Hague 1656 printmaker Hessen paper engraving etching hand coloring hand colored cut inside plate edge mounted hand-colored frame height 178 mm x width 281 mm height 532 mm x 318 mm hand-drawn map pale yellow border surrounding rectangular inner area featuring central irregularly shaped pink fortress outlined dark lines surrounded blue moats waterways waterways flow curving paths include shaded green edges patterned blue areas bridges indicated short tan segments interior fortress simple linear markings small geometric shapes map background within rectangle pale green wash faint texture