Stone platform with plaque bearing the title of the work, on the left and right are the personifications of Geometry and Astronomy. On the platform, Minerva talking to Mercury, both sitting on a cannon. In the background banners, flags and lances., Title page for Fortification ou architectvre militaire by Samuel Marolois Fortification ou architectvre militaire (title on object), print maker: Willem Outgertsz. Akersloot, (mentioned on object), publisher: Johannes Janssonius, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1627, paper, engraving, h 277 mm × w 173 mm

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