1675 Montesmeliano Fortress

ARX ET OPPIDUM | MONTISMELIANI, Romeyn Hooghe (1675)This is a panorama of the fortress town Montesmeliano, a print by the engraver Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708). It is included in the town book of Savoye published by the heirs of Joan Blaeu in 1682. The date indicates that the panorama was published as a news print in 1675 at the occasion of a siege of the fortress.