Nieuwe Vestingbouw op een natte of lage horisont, zynde eene verhandeling van de sterkte der tegenwoordige versterkingen
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"Nieuwe Vestingbouw op een natte of lage horisont, zynde eene verhandeling van de sterkte der tegenwoordige versterkingen" is a seminal late-17th-century military engineering treatise by Dutch engineer Menno van Coehoorn that systematizes modern fortification design, especially for low-lying and waterlogged terrain.
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| instanceOf |
book
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military engineering treatise ⓘ |
| author | Menno van Coehoorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributor | Menno van Coehoorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| describes |
bastions, ravelins, and outworks
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systematic rules for trace and profile of fortifications ⓘ use of water as a defensive element ⓘ |
| field |
fortification design
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military engineering ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
fortifications in low-lying terrain
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fortifications in waterlogged terrain ⓘ |
| genre |
military science literature
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technical treatise ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation | military engineer ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key work in the development of the Coehoorn school of fortification ⓘ |
| influenced | early modern European fortification practice ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Dutch experience with water defenses ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adaptation of fortifications to wet and low horizons
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systematizing modern fortification design ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| subject |
defensive works adapted to inundation
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design of modern bastioned fortifications ⓘ siege warfare and defense ⓘ |
| topic |
artillery positions in fortifications
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construction of ramparts and ditches ⓘ defensive geometry of fortresses ⓘ |
| usedIn | training of military engineers in the 17th and 18th centuries ⓘ |
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