The Surrender of Calais Size:S: 45 x 30cm Plate 21 for the paper

Plate 21 for the paper 'Sur un moyen de donner la Direction aux machines aerostatiques'

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Illustration from a book on the Ottoman campaigns in Europe

The Chevrolet Corvette first appeared in 1953

The Surrender of Calais Size:S: 45 x 30cm Plate 21 for the paper'The Surrender of Calais', 19th century. A scene from the 100 Years War, in which Edward III of England, having finally taken Calais in 1346, asks for six citizens to be sent to him, to die for their town. The six volunteers were led by Eustache de St Pierre, one of the town's elders, who was the first to volunteer. Their lives were spared by the intervention of Edward's queen, Philippa of Hainault.