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The Peace of Utrecht, 1713

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Engraving, 52 x 59,5 cm, Abraham Allard, Amsterdam, 1713
Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale.

Broadsheet reporting the peace of Utrecht with images of the negotiations and the final celebration. The inscriptions are in Dutch and French. The images clockwise:

Centre: Peace receives the palm, Mars has to leave the scene. Underneath "Explication de l'ensemble de la Paix". XII: Utrecht. XI: Conference of the Alliance's diplomats. IX: The British delegates. I: The French delegates in conference. III: Conference of the British, Dutch, Portuguese, Prussian, Savoy and French delegates, Apr. 1713. VIII: Copies of the Treaty are signed and exchanged on March 22, 1713. VII: The Treaty signed by German and French delegates, the date is not given - the treaty was actually signed in Basel in 1714). VI: Proclamation of peace, The Hague May 22, 1713. IV: Fireworks at the Dutch court on June 14, 1713.

The Peace of Utrecht, 1713