Flanders, or the Spanish Netherlands, most accurately described shewing the several provinces, their bounds, dimensions, rivers ... and a large and exact description of the cities and who they are at present subject to : with a large and useful index of the cities ... rivers &c. in such a manner as may serve for a geographical dictionary for these parts : extraordinary necessary for the right understanding of these parts, the present wars and encampment of the Confederate and French armies.
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Flanders, or the Spanish Netherlands, most accurately described shewing the several provinces, their bounds, dimensions, rivers ... and a large and exact description of the cities and who they are at present subject to : with a large and useful index of the cities ... rivers &c. in such a manner as may serve for a geographical dictionary for these parts : extraordinary necessary for the right understanding of these parts, the present wars and encampment of the Confederate and French armies.
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Echard, Laurence, 1670?-1730.
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London :: Printed for Tho. Salusbury ...,
1691.
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descriptionPage 66
Luxemburg.
LVxemburg, or Lutzenburg, is the
Principal City of this Province,
and is commodiously seated in respect
of Strength, upon the little River Al∣stitz,
which divides it into two equal
parts; the best part of it stands on
the top of a Hill, and is surrounded
with very good and defensible Walls,
and other proper Fortifications there∣to
belonging. It is of great compass,
and is indifferently stored with good
Stone-Buildings, but by reason of the
many Hazards of War it has gone
through, many of the Houses were
not only neglected, but deserted by
the Owners. The Old Town, which
in former times was a large and well-built
City, is now but only the Su∣burbs
to the New. Here is a Cloister
of Franciscans, said to be founded in
the Life-time of St. Francis. It has
been under the French ever since the
year 1684. who since their late posses∣sion
have much added to its Fortifi∣cations.