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Peronne, Fortress map of Péronne, 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 185 mm x width 281 mm, height 532 mm x width 319 mm, A colored map segment framed by a wide yellow border shows a fortified pink irregularly shaped enclosure with angular bastions and surrounding blue water features, connected by narrow waterways to a larger pale blue body of water on the right. Green land areas with shaded, rounded hills in tan and pink tones surround the fortifications, with small detached pink rectangular buildings scattered on the land. Thin brown paths link some structures and lead toward the fortified area. The water surfaces are textured with horizontal lines and the land edges are outlined with darker strokes, while small docks and jetties extend into the water near the fortifications.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B23_416

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Rights managed

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36.4Mb (8.9Mb) / 14.4in x 9.8in / 4326 x 2942 (300dpi)

Keywords

Peronne Fortress map Péronne 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 185 mm x width 281 mm height 532 mm x 319 mm colored map segment framed wide yellow border fortified pink irregularly shaped enclosure angular bastions surrounding blue water features connected narrow waterways larger pale blue body water right Green land areas shaded rounded hills tan pink tones surround fortifications small detached rectangular buildings scattered land Thin brown paths link structures lead fortified area water surfaces textured horizontal lines land edges outlined darker strokes small docks jetties extend water near fortifications