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Ms. 988 T. III fol. 42 Map of the environs of the town and castle...

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Ms. 988 T. III fol. 42 Map of the environs of the town and castle of Oléron, from the Atlas of Louis XIV (pen, ink and gouache on paper)
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Vauban, Sebastien Le Prestre de (1633-1707) / French
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Bibliotheque du Genie, Paris, France
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pen, ink & gouache on paper
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island in the Atlantic off the western coast of France; the star defence design of the fortifications of the citadel of the castle are typical of the many similar designs of Vauban, the foremost military engineer of the 17th century; the island has a significant place in maritime legal history because Queen Eléanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204) promulgated here the Rolls of Oléron (Rôles d'Oléron, also known as the "Judgments of Oleron" and the "Rules of Oléron") the first formal statement of "maritime" or "admiralty" laws in northwestern Europe;

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ships / shipping / mercury / sea / cartouche / map / law / oleron / carte / charente-maritime / hermes

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