Map of Mahon and Fort St Philip

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Plan de la Ville et du Port Mahon et du Fort St. Philippe

Tel qu'il étoit fortifié en 1706 par les Espagnols.

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BEAURAIN, [Jean de]
Paris,
Le Chevalier de Beaurain Géographe Ordinaire,
[c1756].
Engraved map, dissected and laid on linen.
475 by 945mm. (18.75 by 37.25 inches).
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This map showing a plan of the city of Mahón on Menorca, near the Catalonian coast, records the area at a key point in its history. The island officially became a British possession in 1713, during the War of Spanish Succession, and subsequently the capital was transferred to Mahón, where the British Governor resided. Around the time this map was produced, the city became involved in the Seven Years' War, with the Siege of Fort St Philip taking place in 1756. Two insets in ...

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bibliography:

Black, 'Minorca', (The Encyclopædia Britannica Volume 15. 8th edition., 18
58); Coad, 'Support for the Fleet: architecture and engineering of the Royal Navy's bases, 1700- 1914', (Swindon: English Heritage, 2013).