Sweden.- Mannerskantz (Carl Axel, 1809-1888) and others. Collection of 22 original fortification designs, some inset within maps, apparently of mainly Swedish origin, but including French and German locations, including 10 by Carl Axel Mannerskantz, five signed, and others by various draughtsman, some presumably earlier, including a fine map with fortifications with title 'Charta ofwer Strahlsunds Belagring' showing the fortifications for the German City of Stralsund, pen and inks, watercolours, traces of pencil, numerous inscriptions, mainly in Swedish, but some French and German, on various papers, various sizes between 160 x 200 mm (6 1/4 x 7 7/8 in) and 470 x 880 mm (18 1/2 x 34 3/4 in), old folds, some nicks and tears, handling creases, occasional surface dirt and browning, all unframed, [18th and 19th century] (22)

Provenance:
Some with Carl Råbergh-Mannerskantz (1747-1817)
Carl Axel Mannerskantz (1809-1888)
Värnanäs Manor, Hallstorps socken, Småland, Sweden; by descent.

⁂ Likely to have originally formed part of a larger collection used by the Fortification Office of the Swedish military for instructional study and copying exercises.