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It was taken by the French in 1756 (a sequence of events leading to the execution of Admiral Byng), returned to Britain, and captured again by combined Franco-Spanish forces in 1781.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany of the maps illustrating the \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e depict military actions fought by the British during the campaigns of the War of the Spanish Succession, mostly in Spain and the Low Countries.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Allies in the context of this conflict were Spanish supporters of the Habsburg Archduke Charles of Austria, with the backing of Austrian, British, Dutch, Prussian and Portuguese troops.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTogether they faced a Franco-Spanish Bourbon army. At stake was the European balance of power, which would shift dramatically if the Bourbon Philip V was allowed to unify Spain and France. A compromise peace was achieved in 1714: Philip V remained King of Spain but was excluded from the French line of succession, precluding a union between the two kingdoms.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopper engraving, printed area measures 37 x 62 cm. 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Merian was born in Basel, but he learned his trade working for Johann Theodor de Bry in Frankfurt, and married de Bry’s daughter.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMerian’s business flourished: talented engravers who worked with him include Wenceslaus Hollar. After his death in 1650 the firm passed through three generations of his family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopper engraving, printed area measures 28 x 36 cm. Modern hand colour, blank verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389190160766,"sku":"9929","price":375.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9929.jpg?v=1744198049"},{"product_id":"bourgoings-travels-in-spain","title":"Bourgoing's travels in Spain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eNouveau voyage en Espagne, ou tableau de l'état actuel de cette monarchie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJean-François, baron de Bourgoing (1748-1811), was a French diplomat, writer and translator, who served at the Court of Spain as France’s military attaché and principal assistant to the French ambassador between 1777 and 1783.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe was active in negotiations to persuade Spain to join the Franco-American alliance during the American War of Independence (Spain went to war with England and besieged Gibraltar, but did not fully support the American colonists).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3 vols. 8vo. pp. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eiv\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, iv,368, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eii\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eiv\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 382; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eiv\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 402, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eii\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e + 3 engraved folding maps (Spain, Madrid and Cadiz, engraved by Pierre François Tardieu) and 9 folding plates. 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