(WYWIDNICA). "THE Siege of Schwednitz taken by his Prussian Majesty, April 16th 1758." (The Siege of Schwednitz by His Prussian Majesty, April 16, 1758).

(WYWIDNICA). "THE Siege of Schwednitz taken by his Prussian Majesty, April 16th 1758." (The Siege of Schwednitz by His Prussian Majesty, April 16, 1758).

Copperplate. London 1761. Dimensions: 17 x 23.6 cm (board: 21 x 26 5 cm.).
Traces of non-yellowing and rubbing; traces of folding. After the end of the Second Silesian War with the Prussian victory, the construction of the fortress of Swidnica was begun by order of the Prussian King Frederick II. The main work was carried out in 1747-1754. The erected fortifications were used in the Third Silesian War (1756-1763), which was the European episode of the Seven Years' War.