[Construction of fortifications; tools, diagrams, and scenes. Early 18th c.] – Antique Wall Art
![[Construction of fortifications; tools, diagrams, and scenes. Early 18th c.] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/9d/9d7c850925e4-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique engraving of [Construction of fortifications; tools, diagrams, and scenes. Early 18th c.] brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Construction of fortifications; tools, diagrams, and scenes. Early 18th c.]
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Plate 80 of Diderot's pictorial encyclopedia turns to the practical work of building fortifications, combining hand tools, measured diagrams, and scenes of workers on site. The plates were prepared for the *Encyclopédie*, the French reference work whose volumes began appearing in 1751 and aimed to record trades and crafts in close detail. The caption card offers an early 18th-century date, but that date is unverified, so the engraved detail is the more reliable guide to how military construction was understood. Images like this were valued for showing how a fortification was laid out and raised, one step at a time.
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [no date recorded on caption card] |
| Subjects | Illus. in: Diderot, Pictorial Encyclopedia, pl. 80. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Arch. Colls.; Construction; Forts...; BI--Works; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,165 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-128159 |
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