Eighty Years War (Dutch War of Independence) (1568-1648)
Contemporary prints and maps of the battles and sieges of the Eighty Years War
Map of 's-Hertogenbosch, 1629 ('s-Hertogenbosch [Bois-Le-Duc], North Brabant, Netherlands) 51°41'57"N 05°18'15"E
1629 or laterEtching and engraving; printed on paper; mounted on paper (Mount Type B); gilt edges top, right and bottom | Scale: 1:51,000 approx. | RCIN 722043
A high oblique view/map of the country round 's-Hertogenbosch, besieged April-14 September 1629, by the army of the United Provinces, commanded by Frederick-Henry of Orange and Nassau (29 January 1584-14 March 1647), resulting in the capitulation of the town by its governor, Anthonie Schetz, Baron van Grobbendonck (c.1564-5 August 1640) on 14 September 1629. Eighty Years War (Dutch War of Independence) (1568-1648). Oriented with south-south-east to top (cardinal points).
Donato Vaivod (active 1629) (etcher) [bottom left, inside neatline:] Donato Vaivod Venet. f.
Subject(s)
Army-NetherlandsWatermark: Indistinct: three circles, a cross within the top circle
Condition: one fold line to print which coincides with one of the two fold lines to the mount; pressure marks from the mounts of items which were kept above and below this map in a different collection are present on the recto and verso
Scale: 1:51,000 approx. Scale bar: Miglia Italiani [36 mm =].
31.1 x 24.6 cm (image)
cropped (platemark)
24.6 x 24.6 cm (neatline)
54.2 x 39.9 cm (mount)
32.8 x 24.6 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
ASSEDIO ET SITO DELLA CITTÁ DI BOLDVC IN BRABANTIA / assediata da Hollandesi, dal primo di Maggio 1629. sotto la condotta di Federico Henrico Pr. d’Orangia [top, above the neatline]
Additional text:
[left, in an unfurled scroll, a key, 1-13, to the forts and quarters of the siege commanders.] [Below the map, a geographical description of 's-Hertogenbosch and its surroundings. Text begins:] Bolduc citta fortissima del Re Catholico è capitale della quarta parte di Brabantia, chiamata in lingua sua volgare / s' Hertogenbosch …
Annotations:
George III heading: Bois le Duc 1629.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top right, black pencil:] 1629; [top left, on mount, black pencil:] Bois le Duc. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil: II/33; [bottom left of map, black pencil:] II/33 [and, red pencil:] 1/169.
George III catalogue entry:
Bois le Duc Assedio et Sito della Citta de Bolduc in Brabantia, assediata da Hollandesi dal 1.mo di Maggio 1629, sotto la condotta di Federico Henrico Pr. d’Orangia: da Donato Vaivod.
Subject(s)
's-Hertogenbosch [Bois-Le-Duc], North Brabant, Netherlands (51°41'57"N 05°18'15"E)
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. 2896
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25 May 2024
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