Plans for fortification and harbor works at Dunkirk.
Published / Created:
1661-1662?
Physical Description:
7 drawings : pen and ink and watercolor ; sheets 20 x 30 cm to 39 x 100 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Maps & Atlases (manuscript)
Notes:
England (under Lord Protector Cromwell) gained possession of Dunkirk in June, 1658, when an allied French-English force took the city, then part of the Spanish Netherlands. It proved to be an expensive possession, as it was in need of extensive work on the harbor facilities and the fortifications, plans for which are here described. On October 27, 1662, however, King Charles II sold the city to France for 2,500,000 livres.
Contents:
[Dartmouth no. 6] Plan of an unidentified structure. Legend "Dunkirke" on verso (visible through cloth backing). Pen and ink, with gray wash. 39 x 100 cm -- [no. 7] "Profils of the nieuwe fortificatie of Dunckirke." Five sections, on one sheet. Pen and ink, with gray wash. 32 x 41 cm -- [no. 8] "Bater deau" (breakwater). Plan, outline colored. 20 x 30 cm -- [no. 9] "Part of the towne of Dunkerke" Plan for fortifications. Pen and ink and watercolor. 27 x 35 cm -- [no. 10] "Profil of the foundation of timber ..." (for a breakwater). Pen and ink and watercolor. 23 x 36 cm -- [no.12] "Part of Dunkirke." Plan for fortifications, signed by De Gomme and dated 1661. Pen and ink and watercolor. 37 x 48 cm -- [no. 13] "Part of the towne of Dunkirke." Plan for fortifications, different from no. 9 (above). Pen and ink and watercolor. 46 x 56 cm.
Subject Terms:
Fortification -- Great Britain. | Fortification -- France. | Great Britain -- History, Military -- 1603-1714. | Dunkerque (France) -- Maps. | Dunkerque (France) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Form/Genre:
Maps -- France -- Dunkerque. | Ink drawings. | Watercolors.
Contributors:
Dartmouth, George Legge, Baron, 1648-1691, former owner.