Dunkirk Belgium Battle plan Dunkerque by Rapin 1743
Title: Dunkirk A strong Seaport Town in the Earldom of Flanders…
Description : Dunkirk or Dunkerque France Old antique map of the Citadel of Dunkirk with fortification bastions waterways and an overview of the battlefield and surroundings areas near the North Sea.
The map is copperplate engraved with full hand coloring and in excellent condition.
Mapmaker: Paul Rapin de Thoyras
The 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. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_de_Rapin.
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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