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MEVRSAE OBSIDIO CONTECTA ab Ill.mo Principe MAVRITIO NASSOVIO, etc. Armis Ordd. Belgicae Foederatae, Anno MDXCVII
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MEVRSAE OBSIDIO CONTECTA ab Ill.mo Principe MAVRITIO NASSOVIO, etc. Armis Ordd. Belgicae Foederatae, Anno MDXCVII

The theme of this map is the capture in 1591 of the German fortress Meurs at the Rhine by a Dutch army led by Prince Maurits. The fortress is surrounded by army troops and siege machines. The map was included in the first volume of Joan Blaeus (1698-1673) Town Books of the Netherlands which was dedicated to the Northern Netherlands.

Date
1649
Mapmaker / publisher
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Place
Germany
Archive
Wikimedia Commons
Type
atlas page
Original size
5,500 × 4,433 pixels

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Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago, and a faithful scan of a flat work adds no new copyright.

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"MEVRSAE OBSIDIO CONTECTA ab Ill.mo Principe MAVRITIO NASSOVIO, etc. Armis Ordd. Belgicae Foederatae, Anno MDXCVII" (1649). author = Publisher: | credit line =, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atlas_Beudeker-C9E10_118_25H-MEVRSAE_OBSIDIO_CONTECTA_ab_Ill.mo_Principe_MAVRITIO_NASSOVIO,_etc._Armis_Ordd._Belgicae_Foederatae,_Anno_MDXCVII.jpeg

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