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Plan of the siege of Nyenskans Fortress in 1703.
1 p. Manuscript. Illuminated. Paper,
Indian ink. Lead pencil, watercolour. 298x426 mm. Russian.
Graphic scale in sazhens. East-oriented.
Decoration:
Coloured.
Territory: The
surroundings of the mouth of Okhta River, right tributary of Neva
River.
Shown:
The buildings of the town of Nyen, Nyenskans Fortress. Churches
are marked with red. The disposition of Russian troops is drawn:
Prince Field-Marshal-General N.Repnin division is located north-east,
behind Okhta R. General Headquarters is here as well. Turinov,
Pahmerov, Semionovsky and Preobrazhensky regiments are encircling
Nyenskans from south. These regiments haven’t managed to
make earthen fortifications yet. Nearer to the fortress there
are regiments of Major-General Chambers and Major-General Ya.
Bruce. Roman numerals mark Nyenskans’ bastions: I -- Helmfelts
bastion, II -- Kvarnbastionen, III -- Gamlabastionen, IV -- Dödabastionen,
V --Carolus’ bastion and its ravelins: VI -- Stora Portravelinen,
VII -- Lilla Portravelinen. Directions of the western and eastern
highways leading to Nöteborg are shown. On the left bank
of Neva, on the place of Spasskoye village is the Swedish earthen
crownwork.
Annotation: The
plan was made in XIX c. after original Russian and Swedish drawings
and archives documents. It is a copy of a plan of the early XVIII
c. and gives more detailed information about dislocation of troops
before the assault on 30 of April 1703.
Literature:
Hipping A.I.
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