The royal game of fortifications, 18th century. Louis XIV's three sons use cue sticks to hit balls through a fortress and onto a fortified structure. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagne's Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d'Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1903.
The royal game of fortifications, 18th century. Louis XIV's three sons use cue sticks to hit balls through a fortress and onto a fortified structure. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagne's Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d'Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1903.