1798 William Hall Antique Print Methods of Defending, Laying Mines Fortification Russia Between 1861 and 1865 Vincenzo's

Between 1861 and 1865 Vincenzo's son Gioacchino Valentini commissioned two further expansions on the left side

magnificent hand coloured original copper plate antique World Map on Mercators Projection -adorned with scientific data - by Adolphe Hippolyte Dufour was engraved by Charles Dyonnet in 1857 - dated in the title - for Dufours 1860 edition of his monumental elephant folio Atlas Physique

At the time of publication Baron Duperre was head of the French Admiralty

The poems are in Homeric Greek

1798 William Hall Antique Print Methods of Defending, Laying Mines Fortification Russia Between 1861 and 1865 Vincenzo'sTitle : Art of War: Fig I. Represents The Method of placing Mines in a Siege; Fig 2. Representation of a fortified Place besieged. Royal Encylopedia. C Cooke. Date : 1798 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Ref: 01 7334 Size: 15in x 9in (380mm x 230mm) Description: This large original copper plate engraved antique print by William Henry Hall was published in the 1798 edition of The new royal encyclopedia; or, complete modern universal dictionary of arts