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B14070
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Baronnie van Breda
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Hondius, Hendrik, b. 1573.
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1637
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STC 13685; ESTC S104009
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in_o s'graven_a hague_n ten_o huyse_n van_fw-mi henricus_n hondius_n anno_fw-la 1637._o baronnie_a van_n breda_n a_o brief_a description_n of_o breda_n and_o the_o barronie_n thereof_o represent_v in_o this_o map_n above_o this_o city_n be_v a_o land_n town_n situate_v in_o a_o most_o pleasant_a place_n upon_o two_o river_n the_o one_o call_v the_o marck_n the_o other_o the_o a_o from_o whence_o the_o name_n thereof_o be_v derive_v for_o the_o a_o spread_v itself_o at_o the_o broad_a in_o it_o be_v call_v breed_v a_o that_o be_v broad_a a._n this_o riveret_n run_v into_o it_o do_v strengthen_v the_o town_n exceed_o by_o feed_v &_o fill_v the_o moat_n with_o water_n and_o within_o the_o town_n do_v discharge_v itself_o into_o the_o marck_n it_o be_v gird_v about_o with_o a_o thick_a high_a and_o a_o lofty_a wall_n have_v row_n of_o oak_n elm_n and_o other_o tree_n grow_v upon_o it_o the_o circuit_n of_o it_o be_v 4000_o geometrical_a pace_n at_o 5_o foot_n which_o make_v some_o three_o english_a mile_n in_o compass_n have_v twelve_o hundred_o house_n in_o it_o a_o goodly_a markett_n place_n and_o a_o fair_a church_n with_o a_o lof_o steeple_n 362_o foot_n high_a the_o castle_n lie_v upon_o the_o marck_n with_o a_o goodly_a moat_n about_o it_o sever_v from_o the_o town_n a_o stately_a orchard_n and_o a_o garden_n for_o pleasure_n like_o a_o paradise_n with_o a_o curious_a maze_n a_o fine_a prospect_n fountain_n and_o other_o rarity_n in_o it_o moreover_o it_o be_v strong_o fortify_v with_o 13_o royal_a bulwark_n five_o large_a hornwork_n a_o broad_a &_o a_o deep_a moat_n in_o some_o place_n 200_o foot_n over_o diverse_a raveling_n halfmoon_n and_o a_o counskarfe_n which_o i_o will_v delineate_v by_o figure_n and_o letter_n the_o figure_n 1._o be_v the_o castle_n bulwark_n hom-worke_n and_o ravelin_n upon_o which_o count_n harrie_n governor_n of_o frizeland_n run_v his_o approach_n 2._o be_v spite-mansfeilds_a bulwark_n 3._o the_o bosch-port-bulwarck_a with_o the_o horne-work_n and_o ravelin_n 4._o maurice_n bulwark_n 5._o martin_n bulwark_n with_o the_o horne-worke_n 6._o nassaw_n bulwark_n 7._o ginnekens-port-bulwarke_n and_o horne-worke_n upon_o which_o his_o highness_n quarter_n approach_v 8._o note_n bulwark_n 9_o the_o water-mile_n 10._o holland_n bulwark_n 11._o barnevelt_v bulwark_n 12._o anwerps-port-bulwark_n and_o horne-worke_n upon_o which_o count_n william_n run_v his_o approach_n 13._o lambert_n bulwark_n 14._o the_o new_a bulwark_n 15._o heragiers_n bulwark_n all_o these_o have_v raveling_n on_o the_o otherside_n of_o the_o moat_n and_o counterskarfe_n the_o description_n of_o the_o siege_n without_o and_o the_o several_a quarter_n a._n his_o highness_n quarter_n consist_v of_o english_a french_a walloon_n and_o dutches._n b._n count_n william_n quarter_n at_o the_o hage_n c._n count_n harry_n quarter_n lord_n gouvernour_n of_o fryzeland_n at_o teter_v d._n colonel_n varick_v quarter_n near_o terheyde_v e._n lieutenant_n colonel_n boshuysen_v quarter_n f._n the_o walloon_n quarter_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o marck_n g._n count_n solmes_n his_o quarter_n h._n the_o lord_n of_o brederodes_n quarter_n i._o colonel_n ferens_fw-la his_o quarter_n k._n the_o dam_n where_o the_o marck_n be_v stop_v by_o his_o highness_n quarter_n l._n the_o two_o first_o small_a redoubt_n to_o keep_v in_o the_o enemy_n upon_o ginnekens_n way_n into_o breda_n n._n the_o first_o battery_n where_o the_o french_a and_o the_o english_a begin_v their_o approach_n the_o one_o on_o the_o right_n and_o the_o other_o on_o the_o left_a hand_n n._n the_o french_a approach_n o._n the_o english_a approach_n p._n a_o great_a battery_n of_o 12_o half_a canon_n q._n a_o second_o battery_n of_o 8_o piece_n r._n a_o three_o battery_n call_v the_o french_a battery_n of_o 4_o piece_n s._n the_o mast_n or_o pine-wood_n through_o which_o the_o line_n of_o circumvalation_n run_v t._n the_o fort_n papenmutch_v v._o the_o riveret_n a_o between_o papenmutch_a the_o crown_n work_n and_o the_o stone_n bridge_n w._n count_n williams_n approach_v from_o the_o hagh_o x._o count_n williams_n first_o battery_n make_v against_o antwerp_n poort_n and_o bulwark_n y._n count_n harry_n approach_n and_o battery_n upon_o the_o horne-worke_n and_o ravelin_n before_o the_o castle_n z._n the_o house_n of_o pleasure_n take_v in_o by_o count_n harrie_n aa_o this_o arable_a land_n bb_n low_a meadow_n ground_n overflow_v cc._n the_o panhouse_n and_o way_n towards_o getruydenberke_n dd_v the_o high_a way_n towards_o turnehout_n ee_fw-fr the_o high_a way_n towards_o hooghstrate_n ff_n be_v rysbergen_n where_o the_o cardinal_n jnfante_n quarter_v gg_n heusenhout_n or_o the_o way_n by_o which_o the_o enemy_n march_v through_o our_o guard_n when_o they_o depart_v hh_o the_o house_n of_o knavery_n moat_a two_o the_o state_n lodging_n kk_v the_o black_a dyke_n