Briel, Fortification map of Brielle, area plan, print, book illustration, Map of the fortifications of Brielle, top right a legend 1-5. Bottom left a scale bar: Scala 50 Ruhten., printmaker: Caspar Merian, Frankfurt am Main, after design by Johann Merck, 1654, Hessen, paper, etching, height 176 mm x width 134 mm, A portion of a detailed black and white map showing angular fortifications and water-filled moats with textured hatch marks, thick boundary lines and stepped bastions surrounding an open central area, segmented straight and curved waterways connecting the defensive structures, narrow bridge-like connectors across channels, and finely drawn parallel lines indicating banks and pathways; the drawing has aged paper tones and several small decorative pen flourishes around junctions and corners.
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Briel, Fortification map of Brielle, area plan, print, book illustration, Map of the fortifications of Brielle, top right a legend 1-5. Bottom left a scale bar: Scala 50 Ruhten., printmaker: Caspar Merian, Frankfurt am Main, after design by Johann Merck, 1654, Hessen, paper, etching, height 176 mm x width 134 mm, A portion of a detailed black and white map showing angular fortifications and water-filled moats with textured hatch marks, thick boundary lines and stepped bastions surrounding an open central area, segmented straight and curved waterways connecting the defensive structures, narrow bridge-like connectors across channels, and finely drawn parallel lines indicating banks and pathways; the drawing has aged paper tones and several small decorative pen flourishes around junctions and corners.

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Briel Fortification map Brielle area plan print book illustration Map fortifications top right legend 1-5 Bottom left scale bar Scala 50 Ruhten printmaker Caspar Merian Frankfurt am Main design Johann Merck 1654 Hessen paper etching height 176 mm x width 134 mm portion detailed black white map showing angular fortifications water-filled moats textured hatch marks thick boundary lines stepped bastions surrounding open central area segmented straight curved waterways connecting defensive structures narrow bridge- connectors across channels finely drawn parallel lines indicating banks pathways drawing aged paper tones several small decorative pen flourishes junctions corners

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