{"product_id":"1665300","title":"Hand Colored 1636 Print, Map of Roquecourbe, from 'Les plans et profils de toutes les principales villes et lieux considerables de France'","description":"A 7 x 9 3\/4 sheet professionally matted down to 4 3\/4 x 6 3\/4 (mat measures 8 1\/2 x 10 5\/8). Beautiful modern hand coloring added. Labeled 44 in the upper right-hand corner. Roquecourbe is a region in south central France. The print shows a unique two-part fortification positioned on both sides of a natural waterway. The larger part borders on the south, with a bridge gatehouse leading to the main road. The northern portion sits atop a plateau linked to the main road by a winding stair. Attacking forces attempting to storm the main gate would be caught in a pincer attack between the two fortresses. The limited space between river and plateau would put them at even more severe a disadvantage by reducing troops to a narrow column. The shapes of the walls illustrate the star-shaped patterns common to this era, an adaptation made to allow for defensive canonry, and to protect against siege artillery.\r\n","brand":"[Tavernier]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12594943393862,"sku":"1665300","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1232\/9510\/products\/1665300.jpg?v=1571420029","url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/1665300","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}