Item #1665259 Hand Colored 1636 Print, Map of Caussade, from 'Les plans et profils de toutes les principales villes et lieux considerables de France'. Nicholas Tassin.

Hand Colored 1636 Print, Map of Caussade, from 'Les plans et profils de toutes les principales villes et lieux considerables de France'

. [Tavernier], 1636. Print. Near Fine. Item #1665259

Matted and ready for framing. Untrimmed. An exceptional example of a scarce print.

A 7 x 9 3/4 sheet professionally matted down to 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 (mat measures 8 1/2 x 10 5/8). Beautiful modern hand coloring added. Labeled 15 in the upper right-hand corner. Caussade is a region in southwestern France. The print shows a fortification positioned along a waterway which runs northwest to southeast along the southwest wall. The only entrance is at the northeast corner. There are two curtain walls, the inner one surrounded by a moat. The shapes of the walls illustrate the star-shaped patterns common to this era, an adaptation made to allow for defensive canonry, and to protect against siege artillery.

Price: $30.00

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