Aeth a Strong Frontier Town in Brabant. Old plan Rapin 1743

Title: Aeth a Strong Frontier Town in Brabant, taken by the Duke of Marlborough in 1706

Description: Ath Belgium (Aeth) antique old plan of the fortified city with a nice explanation cartouche and mile scale.
The map is copperplate engraved with hand coloring.

In 1667, Ath was conquered in a single day by the army of Louis XIV and became the first French city in the Spanish Netherlands. Soon after, Vauban built new fortifications, which included no less than eight bastions. The city suffered again at the hands of the French army in 1745.

The beautiful hand-colored map is engraved by I. Basire (also known as James Basire Sr.) and from Mr. Rapin's History of England in 1743.

Origin: Paul de Rapin’s, The History of England. by Nicholas Tindall
Paul de Rapin (25 March 1661 – 25 April 1725), sieur of Thoyras (and therefore styled Thoyras de Rapin), was a French historian writing under English patronage.

Engraved by Basire (1730–1802), also known as James Basire Sr.
His father was Isaac Basire (1704–1768), a cartographer, his son (1769–1822) and grandson (1796–1869) were also named James; these four generations of Basires were all engravers.

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Size:
Sheet app.: 49 x 39 cm. 19.25 x 15.25 inches.
Image: 47 x 36 cm. 18.5 x 14 inches.
Condition: Nice map in very good condition, folds as published.

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