{"product_id":"wardberg-aveelen","title":"Varberg Fortress, Halland — Aveelen","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn impressive early 18th-century copperplate engraving of the fortified town of Varberg, dominated by its medieval coastal fortress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal title: \u003cem\u003eWARDBERG\u003c\/em\u003e. Engraved by Johannes van den Aveelen. From \u003cem\u003eSuecia Antiqua et Hodierna\u003c\/em\u003e. Published in Stockholm, 1718.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVarberg's fortress passed from Danish to Swedish control after the 1645 Treaty of Brömsebro and was systematically modernised under Charles XI as part of the new south-western frontier defences. Aveelen's plate captures the strategic stronghold at its 18th-century apogee, before its slow demilitarisation during the Napoleonic age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCopperplate engraving. Good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Nest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51808538099998,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5660\/0862\/files\/Suecia_-_084_thumb_586d53f4-7b21-4e75-bf2c-8f6abd45cb03.jpg?v=1777694923","url":"https:\/\/phoenixnest.com.au\/products\/wardberg-aveelen","provider":"Phoenix Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}