La Brille, Fortification plan of Brielle, area plan, print, Plan of the fortifications of Brielle, with the city coat of arms on the left and a French legend with AF. on the right, Netherlands, c. 1670 - c. 1730, printmaker, paper, etching, height 151 mm x width 175 mm, maps of cities, fortified city, Brielle, A detailed bird's-eye view of a fortified star-shaped structure surrounded by layered moats and angular bastions, rendered in fine sepia lines and dot shading, with inner open space and a long straight pier extending toward the center, ornate decorative cartouches and small heraldic shields near the top, patterned garden plots and clipped vegetation outside the fortifications, and various walkways and ramps connecting the bastions.
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La Brille, Fortification plan of Brielle, area plan, print, Plan of the fortifications of Brielle, with the city coat of arms on the left and a French legend with AF. on the right, Netherlands, c. 1670 - c. 1730, printmaker, paper, etching, height 151 mm x width 175 mm, maps of cities, fortified city, Brielle, A detailed bird's-eye view of a fortified star-shaped structure surrounded by layered moats and angular bastions, rendered in fine sepia lines and dot shading, with inner open space and a long straight pier extending toward the center, ornate decorative cartouches and small heraldic shields near the top, patterned garden plots and clipped vegetation outside the fortifications, and various walkways and ramps connecting the bastions.

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La Brille Fortification plan Brielle area plan print Plan fortifications city coat arms left French legend Af right Netherlands c 1670 - c 1730 printmaker paper etching height 151 mm x width 175 mm maps cities fortified city detailed bird's-eye view fortified star-shaped structure surrounded layered moats angular bastions rendered fine sepia lines dot shading inner open space long straight pier extending center ornate decorative cartouches small heraldic shields near top patterned garden plots clipped vegetation outside various walkways ramps connecting bastions

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