Map of Fort of St Philip (Castle of San Felipe), 1756. Island of Menorca. A British-controlled fortress, it was besieged by the French and taken on 29 June 1756. Engraving published in 1765 by the cartographer Jean de Beaurain (1696-1771) as an illustration of his Great Map of Germany, with the events that took place during the Seven Years War. French army in blue. French edition, 1765. Military Historical Library of Barcelona (Biblioteca Histórico Militar de Barcelona). Catalonia. Spain.

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