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[Plan of the Nyenskans assault]. [1703].
1 p. Manuscript. Illuminated. Paper,
Indian ink, watercolour. 197x292 mm. Swedish.
East-oriented.
Decoration:
The title on a flying ribbon.
Territory:
The place of confluence into Neva River of its right tributary
Black Stream (now Okhta River), Nyenskans Fortress and environs.
Shown:
Nyenskans Fortress with 5 bastions and 2 ravelins (A) -- by the
confluence of Black Stream into the Neva, forefortress fortifications
-- a crownwork with 3 bastions and a drawbridge (B) east, small
fortifications (F), roads, leading to the fortress, 2 drawbridges
over the Chiornaya (Black) Stream. Town of Nyen (C) on the right
bank of Black Stream, the fortress’ wall north. The town
buildings are on fire. On the left bank of the Neva is Spasskoye
village, surrounded with earthen crownwork (D). Around Nyenskans
are the camps of Russian troops (E). The explication and text
are on a separate leaf.
Annotation:
Plan of the assault upon Nyenskans from a manuscript album. Town
of Nyen was left by its residents, which fled to Vyborg in October
1702, after Nöteborg (Oreshek) was seized by Russian troops.
The town buildings set on fire by the fled residents are not shown
on the plan. Only Nyenskans’ fortifications, forefortress
three-bastion fortifications and the earthen crownwork on the
left bank of the Neva remained. The moment of the assault by Russian
troops during the siege from April 23 to May 2, 1703 is shown.
Peter I was in the camp from April 26. Russian troops numbered
about 20.000, Swedes in the fortress were about 600.
Literature:
Hipping A., Jangfeldt B.
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