A plan of St. Philips Castle, on the island of Minorca : with its fortifications & the entrance of the harbour of Port Mahon / by Jno. Armstrong ...
Published / Created:
[London : J. Rocque], 1756.
Physical Description:
1 map ; 66 x 45 cm., on sheet 75 x 55 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsFolio A G 14 Copy 1Rare Books and ManuscriptsFolio A G 14 Copy 2
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Maps & Atlas (printed)
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:4,800].
Notes:
British Art Center has 2 copies.Copy 2 is a later issue with some engraved additions showing the "French batterys which were erected during the siege" of 1756 when France took control of the island.Both copies are bound with: Plan de la ville et foubourgs [sic] de York / Peter Chassereau. [London] : J. Rocque, 1750. This vol. supposedly belonged to John Rocque.Dedication signed: Jno. Rocque.Relief shown by hachures.
Subject Terms:
Rocque, John, -1762 -- Provenance. | St. Philip's Castle (Minorca) | Rocque, John -- Publisher. | Minorca (Spain) -- History -- Siege, 1756. | France -- History, Military -- 1715–1789. | Minorca (Spain) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. | Etching -- Specimens -- 1756.