Siege of Arras
Paris: 1920.
Wall map, 70 x 81 inches, with title sheet. Re-strike of a monumental 15-sheet plan of the Siege of Arras. [Paris, 1654], but early twentieth century. Hand-colored engraving on Arches paper; 12 images measuring 23 x 18 inches, 3 measuring 23 x 8 inches.
The siege of Arras took place from 22 June to 9 August 1640, during the Franco-Spanish War that had begun in 1635, a connected conflict of the Thirty Years' War. A French army besieged the Spanish-held town of Arras, capital of the province of Artois, then part of the Spanish Netherlands, which surrendered after holding out for 48 days. Binding: Unbound
Language: English
Price: $550.00
Item #337514
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