Bilder Sébastien de Beaulieu (1612–1674) – Map of the Government of Charlemont – Belgium – Engraving (1667)

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"Carte du Gouvernement de Charlemont." This engraving presents a regional map of the territory surrounding the strategic fortress of Charlemont and the town of Givet. The cartography depicts the rugged terrain along the Meuse River, showing numerous small villages, wooded areas, and the borders of neighboring territories such as Liege. A decorative title cartouche is positioned in the upper right corner, featuring draped fabric and an scale bar. This work was published as part of the Les Glorieuses Conquêtes de Louis le Grand, a monumental series of military maps commissioned to record the defensive positions and territorial gains of King Louis XIV. The plate serves as an essential geographical record of seventeenth-century military administration in the borderlands between France and the Spanish Netherlands.

Sébastien de Beaulieu, known as the Chevalier de Beaulieu, was a French military engineer and the first official cartographer to King Louis XIV. He followed the royal armies during numerous campaigns to personally draft accurate plans of besieged cities and significant battlefields. His meticulously detailed engravings were instrumental in establishing the Grand Siècle style of military topography, blending technical precision with artistic elegance. Beaulieu’s legacy is defined by his massive multi-volume atlas which remains one of the most important visual documentations of seventeenth-century European warfare and fortification.

Artist or Maker: Sébastien de Beaulieu.

Dimensions: Approximately 20 cm x 17 cm.

Medium: Engraving.

Date: 1667.

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