Monte-Esquinza (Navarre): "Alfonso XII" redoubt, in the San Cristobal chapel (view taken from an angle to this)
Document:
1325
Author:
Pellicer Montseny, José Luis
Engraver:
Gapuz
Printer:
Imprenta de T. Fortanet, Madrid
Book / Album / Dossier:
Ilustración española y americana, la : museo universal : periódico de ciencias, artes, literatura, industria y conocimientos útiles
Date Ilustration format :
1875
Date Theme :
1875
Physical description:
1 8 x 22 cm engraving on a 41 x 28 cm page
Notes:
8th of August 1875 edition. Editor and owner of the publication, Abelardo de Cárlos. Sketch submitted by Pellicer. " The Alfonso XII redoubt [...] built around the chapel of San Cristobal, provides accommodation for 200 infantry men and 20 gunners [...]. It shows the angle to the east of the fort, which is formed by two traverses and a gallery with a gunhouse scarp..."
Subjects:
Art and Architecture-Military buildings-Palisades History-Wars-2nd Carlist War (1872-1876) Trades-Soldiers