A representation of Charles XII's battle plan when he fought the Russians and the Turks. The medals decorating the bottom of the plate depict his opponents, Peter the Great of Russian and the Turkish Achmet's vizier
Description:
State, publisher, and date from Paulson., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "XXVI. B."--Upper left corner., "T. II."--Upper left corner., and One of fifteen plates engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa.
A representation of Charles XII's battle plan when he fought the Russians and the Turks. The medals decorating the bottom of the plate depict his opponents, Peter the Great of Russian and the Turkish Achmet's vizier
Description:
State, publisher, and date from Paulson., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "XXVI. B."--Upper left corner., "T. II."--Upper left corner., One of fifteen plates engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa., and On page 16 in volume 1. Plate trimmed to: 25.5 x 17.7 cm.
A map of Stockholm with a medallion at the top depiciting the funeral memorial to Charles in gold, sent to high-ranking Swedes. The coins at the bottom represent Charles' sister and successor Ulrica Eleanora and her consort Frederick of Hesse. Other coins with runic characters and three alphabets decorate the perimeter of the map
Description:
Title, publisher, date, and state from Paulson., Plate engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa., "Tom: 2, No. VIII"--Upper right corner., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
A map of Stockholm with a medallion at the top depiciting the funeral memorial to Charles in gold, sent to high-ranking Swedes. The coins at the bottom represent Charles' sister and successor Ulrica Eleanora and her consort Frederick of Hesse. Other coins with runic characters and three alphabets decorate the perimeter of the map
Description:
Title, publisher, date, and state from Paulson., One of fifteen plates engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa., "T. II"--Upper leftt corner., "XXXII"--Upper right corner., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and On page 18 in volume 1.