Siege of Bilbao: exterior view of the Miravilla fort
Document:
1770
Author:
Urgelles, L.
Printer:
Imprenta de Fidel Giro, Barcelona
Book / Album / Dossier:
Estandarte Real, el : revista político-militar ilustrada
Date Ilustration format :
1890
Date Theme:
1874
Physical description:
1 12 x 15 cm engraving on a 31 x 21 cm page
Notes:
December 1890 edition. Autographed. "Lunette-shaped, with a chamfer in its flanked corner, it had earth parapets,...covered inside by turf and a frieze which ran all along it. There were three emplacements en barbette for two pieces...Closing off the ogee there was a two-storey blockhaus... It was used as an infantry barracks"
Subjects:
Art and Architecture-Military buildings-Forts History-Wars-2nd Carlist War (1872-1876)