Original antique engraving by Heck
1849
Plans of bastions and fortified works (angles, curtain walls, moats, outworks): figures at the top of the plate.
Gates, bridges, and barriers: sections and elevations of defensive systems.
Assault ladders, grappling hooks, and poles: on the left.
Gabions, fascines, and palisades: fieldworks.
Pontoons and military watercraft: plan views, sections, and elevations in the center and at the sides.
Piles, pilings, and floating bridges: at the bottom of the plate.
Mines and explosions: the four vignettes showing charges exploding beneath a wall or fortification.
Lifting machines and devices: lower center.
Vue centrale
Total size including border : 11,4 x 9,2 inches 29 x 23,5cm
This is not a recent copy or modern reproduction