Collection: Osher Map Library Collection

Name: Plan de la ville d'Aath

Barcode: 57478

Image Number: 57478.0001

Creator: Beek, Anna

Printmaker: Call, Pieter van

Publishing Location: The Hague (Netherlands)

Brief Description: Ath is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in province of Hainut, Belgium. In 1667 Ath was conquered in a single day by the army of Louis XIV. The military plan depicts the city under siege by French troops during the Nine Years War (1688-1697) to win control of it from Spain.  Anna Beek was a late 17th-18th century publisher and engraver.

Date/Date Range Published: 1725

Language: French

Region Depicted: Belgium

Map Type: GeographicalHistorical maps

Dimensions: 38 x 46 cm on sheet 53 x 62 cm

Printing Process: Engraving

Historical Context: Nine Years War (1688-1697) also called The War of the Grand Alliance or War of the League of Augsburg was a conflict between France and a European coalition.
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LC Call Number: G6014.A8 1725 B4

OCLC: 1319440919

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/57478.0001