Eighty Years War (Dutch War of Independence) (1568-1648)
Contemporary prints and maps of the battles and sieges of the Eighty Years War
Cadzand and Sluis, 1604
Vray pourtrait de l’Isle de Cadsant en Flandre, viz à viz de la ville de Fliβinghes en l’Isle de Walcheren en Zelande, et comme les rebelles de leurs Altezzes ont prins port audit Isle de Cadsant, / presumants...
published 1604Etching and engraving; printed on paper | 33.9 x 50.9 cm (neatline) | RCIN 721125
A high oblique view/map showing the arrival from Zeeland of the Dutch fleet and army, commanded by Maurice of Nassau (14 November 1567-23 April 1625), on the shores of Cadzand and their progress towards Sluis in May 1604. The Eighty Years War (Dutch War of Independence) (1568-1648). Oriented with west-north-west to top.
See the notes to RCIN 721124.
This view extends from Cats (Kats, Zeeland 51°34ʹ03ʺN 03°53ʹ05ʺE) in the north to Cadzand in the south and as far inland as a line connecting Sluis with Sas van Gent (51°13ʹ39ʺN 03°47ʹ55ʺE). The multiplicity of small forts which Maurice took and occupied is shown throughout the whole area.
Johannes Baptista Vrints (active 1575-d.1610) (publisher) [bottom centre of view:] En Anvers chez I. Baptista Vrints, l’an. 1604.
Watermark: Horn in shield, a six-pointed star within shield
Condition: one fold line. Verso: remains of old guard along centre fold. Gilt edge to top
33.9 x 50.9 cm (neatline)
35.4 x 50.5 cm (image)
39.6 x 50.9 cm (platemark)
41.9 x 55.2 cm (sheet) (whole object)
Printed title:
Vray pourtrait de l’Isle de Cadsant en Flandre, viz à viz de la ville de Fliβinghes en l’Isle de Walcheren en Zelande, et comme les rebelles de leurs Altezzes ont prins port audit Isle de Cadsant, / presumants donner secours à la ville d’Ostende; auec la vraye situation des forts circonvoisins en Flandre, comme Biervliet, Isendyck, Philippine, le Sas de Gand, et aultres: &c. [below bottom neatline]
Annotations:
George III heading: Cadsant 1604.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top, black pencil, erased:] [?] by Pr Morice April 2[3] 1604. (Verso) [top right, black pencil:] 160[?]; [bottom, right of centre, red pencil:] 1/106.
George III catalogue entry:
Cadsant Vray Pourtrait de l’Isle de Cadsant en Flandre, et comme les Rebelles de leurs Altezzes ont prins port au dit Isle; avec la vraye situation des Forts circonvoisins; chez I.B. Vrints, 1604.
Subject(s)
Cadzand [Cadsant], Zeeland, Netherlands (51°22ʹ06ʺN 03°24ʹ30ʺE)
Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands (51°18ʹ30ʺN 03°23ʹ10ʺE)
Bibliographic reference(s)
M. McDonald, The Print Collection of Cassiano dal Pozzo. Part II, Architecture, Topography and Military Maps, 3 vols, London 2019, cat. no. 2799
F. Muller, Catalogus: Frederik Muller, De Nederlandsche geschiedenis in platen : beredeneerde beschrijving van Nederlandsche historieplaten, zinneprenten en historische kaarten, 4 vols, Amsterdam 1863-1882, dl. I (jaren 100 tot 1702), p. 150, nr. 1221
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