Recapture of La Bassée by Francisco de Melo, 1642, Plan de La Bassee, Attaque par les Armes de S.M. Catholique dous la Conduite de son Excellence Don Francisco de Mello, Le 21. Avriel et gaigner le 13. Mey. 1642 (title on object), Map showing the reconquest of the fortified city of La Bassée by the Spanish army under Governor Francisco de Melo on May 11 after a siege begun on April 19, 1642. At the top part of the fortified city, below the dikes and trenches constructed by the besiegers. At the top right of a rug is a map of the larger area. Bottom left the legend A-Q in French, bottom right a group of riders., print, print maker: anonymous, publisher: Pieter Verbiest (II), (mentioned on object), print maker: Southern Netherlands, publisher: Antwerp, 1642, paper, etching, engraving, height, 230 mm × width, 317 mm
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Recapture, La Bassée, Francisco de Melo, 1642, Plan de La Bassee, Attaque par, les, Armes de S.M, Catholique dous la Conduite de son Excellence Don Francisco de M, Le 21, Avriel et gaigner, le, 13, Mey, title, object, Map showing, reconquest, fortified city, Spanish army under Governor Francisco de Melo, 11, siege begun, April 19, top part, dikes, trenches constructed, besiegers, top right, rug, map, larger area, Bottom left, legend A-Q, French, bottom right, group, riders, print, print maker, anonymous, publisher, Pieter Verbiest, Ii, mentioned, Southern Netherlands, Antwerp, paper, etching, engraving, height, 230 mm × width, 317 mm
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