Illustratie voor 'Den Arbeid van Mars' van Allain Manesson Mallet 1672

"Illustratie voor 'Den Arbeid van Mars' van Allain Manesson Mallet" is an etching created in 1672 by Romeyn de Hooghe, a prominent Dutch artist. This detailed engraving, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, illustrates a scene from the book "Den Arbeid van Mars" by Allain Manesson Mallet, a French military engineer. The composition showcases a city with numerous buildings and ships in the foreground, along with an intricate geometric diagram depicting the precise angles of cannons or defensive positions. The combination of a city view and a military diagram highlights the practical and informative nature of the engraving.