Eighty Years War (Dutch War of Independence) (1568-1648)
Contemporary prints and maps of the battles and sieges of the Eighty Years War
Siege of Breda, 1637 (Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands) 51°35'11"N 04°46'33"E
1637 or laterLetterpress text printed on two pieces of paper; mounted on paper (Mount Type B). Gilt edge to top. | 43.9 x 12.0 cm (sheet of left column) | RCIN 722112.b
Letterpress key to the view of the siege of Breda, 1637 at RCIN 722112.a.
Anonymous (publisher)
Subject(s)
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584-1647)Army-NetherlandsWatermark: Text: cropped, crown in circle? Mount: cropped, anchor with the letters L M in circle.
Condition: one fold line to each column; brown discolouration. Mount: cropped; one fold line, not coincident with text folds. Pressure marks to recto and verso
43.9 x 12.0 cm (sheet of left column)
43.9 x 11.9 cm (sheet of right column)
48.7 x 34.7 cm (mount)
Printed title:
TABLE / DE LA CARTE / EN PROSPECTIVE / DU SIEGE DE / BREDA. [top left]
Annotations:
George III heading: Breda 23 July 1637
Other annotations: none.
George III catalogue entry:
Breda A Plan and View of the Siege of Breda by the Prince of Orange, 23.d of July 1637; with a portrait of the Prince of Orange; by I.G. Bronchorst. 6 sheets.
Subject(s)
Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands (51°35'11"N 04°46'33"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. 3011, 3012
Page revisions
23 May 2024
Current version
