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Ned Loe

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Casa de España, San Juan Puerto Rico
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Iglasia de San Jose Puerto Rico
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Cuartel de Infanteria de Ballaja, Puerto Rico
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Castillo San Cristobal - Aerial
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El Morro, Puerto Rico, to the left at the end one can see the San Cristobal Fort, the whole island of San Juan was once virtually covered in walls.
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Lines of Defense, usually enemies would not attack the island on the fort side, so they'd send troops inland, and attempt to break the gates on the south of the islands, if successful the Spanish soldiers would retreat from 1 to 3 the third being the most heavily fortified position, from the San Cristobal Fort all the way back to "El Morro".

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Hi all

Want show ya all Gdansk (Danzig). Polish town with rich history representing typical Hanseatic architecture and Baltic Sea area. One picture show famous Gdansk crane dated build 1442-1444 year. Town was one of main trade port for Hanseatic League and after for Kingdom of Poland. There are some pictures below and plan of town from 1807 year. Cheers

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Saint-Malo, Brittany

(fortified by Vauban in 1700 to defend from the British)

 

 

The town and seven of the twelve forts defending the coast:

 

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The coast:

 

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'Le Renard' (Surcouf's cutter) near the Fort de la Conchée (2 miles north of the town):

 

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Three sea forts (and the castle) defending the town:

 

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The town, the port and the estuary (view from north):

 

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One of the 112 "malouinières" in the region (name given to the houses of the shipowners):

 

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Fort Royal and the town (view from south west):

 

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Fort Royal:

 

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The western ramparts:

 

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The northern ramparts:

 

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Jacques Cartier and Robert Surcouf:

 

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'La Cancalaise' and 'La Granvillaise' in the bay:

 

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I think Uncharted Waters Online folks must have used the Horn scale model for their version of Amsterdam.

That's funny, Hoorn is a completely different city, much smaller and less important than Amsterdam (although it was much more important in the 17th century than it is now and was among the first cities to obtain city rights).

Might be nice to add the videos to this thread as well (they are just too good to miss):

 

(http://vimeo.com/84290049)

 

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2hxiZAgjfU&hd=1)

 

~Brigand

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That's funny, Hoorn is a completely different city, much smaller and less important than Amsterdam (although it was much more important in the 17th century than it is now and was among the first cities to obtain city rights).

Might be nice to add the videos to this thread as well (they are just too good to miss):

 

(http://vimeo.com/84290049)

 

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2hxiZAgjfU&hd=1)

 

~Brigand

I teared up a bit while watching these. So beautiful. 

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