Recapture of La Bassée by Francisco de Melo, 1642, La reprise de la ville de La Bassée en Flandres l'onzieme jour du mois de May siegee by D. Franc. Melo le 19e D'Apuril 1942 (title on object), Map showing the reconquest of the fortified city of La Bassée by the Spanish army under Governor Francisco de Melo on May 11 after a siege begun on April 19, 1642. In the center the fortified city, on the foreground the besieging troops. Top left a portrait of De Melo, top right an inset with a map of the larger area. Bottom right the legend A-X., print, print maker: Petrus Rucholle, (mentioned on

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