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The Masse maps were created in 1729-1730, when the French engineering geographers Claude and François Masse (father and son) mapped the border area between the France and the Southern Netherlands (from which Belgium later emerged). The reason for this mapping was the war over the Spanish succession to the throne that raged in Europe between 1701 and 1713. The conflict was about who was entitled to the Spanish throne, after the last descendant had died childless. France was violated from this battle and lost part of its territory, including in West Flanders. The new border showed an intricate pattern with enclaves along the border. For France, this was an ‘excuse’ for a mapping of the entire region. Mapping began in 1724. But the terrain shots for the map sheets of Ypres, Menen, Kortrijk, Wervik, Veurne, Nieuwpoort, Ostend happened in 1729-1730.Original scale 1:28.800 (1 inch=400 fathom)

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