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Translated title: Actual geometric diagram of the newly built fortress Carolus-Stadt or Carolsburg built by the Swedes in the Duchy of Bremen on the Weser river DLC Cited title (from Paas): Carolsburg Fortress, built on the Weser by the Swedes in 1672 and captured by Imperial forces 12 January 1676
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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Spatial Coverage | Weser River (Germany) Festung Carlsburg (Germany) Germany |
Description | Birds-eye view print shows plan of the fortress of Carolsburg built on the confluence of the Geest and Weser Rivers, Germany in 1675 with a depiction of the villages of Geestendorf and Lehe to the south. Includes views of ships on the river, a tent and charging troops on horseback across the river. Key garrisons and activities are pointed out within the fortress and are labeled A-K in print. In the right foreground two men carrying a pike and a gun stand next to a tree overlooking the scene below the town. Scale given in 100 Ruhten. The fortress of Carolsburg was later destroyed and the site is where Bremerhaven, Germany (founded in 1827) is now located. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Festung Carlsburg (Germany)--Pictorial works. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Campaigns & battles--Germany--1670-1680. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Ships--1670-1680. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Scanian War, 1675-1679--Campaigns--Germany--Pictorial works. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Weser River (Germany)--1670-1680. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Forts & fortifications--1670-1680. |
Alternative Title | Der rechte Geometrische Grund-Riss, Der von den Schweden im Hertzogthumb Bremen an der Weser neu-erbauten Vestung Carolus-Stadt oder Carolsburg Und eigentliche Beschreibung, was eine Zeithero mit derselben sich zugetragen, und wie sie endlich von den Alliirten zu der Übergabe gezwungen worden. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |