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
Carte nouuelle / du Siege de / BREDA / Par son Altesse / le Prince D’Orange / le 23 Iuillet 1637
1637 or laterEtched and engraved map with letterpress text printed below on the same sheet of paper; mounted on paper (Mount Type B); gilt edge top | Scale: 1:116,000 approx. | RCIN 722109
A map of Breda, besieged for the fifth time from 21 July to 11 October 1637 by the Dutch, commanded by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (29 January 1584-14 March 1647), who retook the city from the Spanish who were under the command of the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria (May 1609-9 November 1641). Eighty Years War (1568-1648). Oriented with west-north-west to top (cardinal points).
This map shows the state of the siege up to 7 August 1637. It is possible that the topographical details were copied from Claes Jansz. Visscher's first state of his map of the siege (see Notes to RCIN 722108).
Michel van Lochom (1601-1647) (publisher) [bottom right, inside neatline:] Michel van Lochom excu [br of letterpress text:] A PARIS, Chez Michel Vanlochom, Graueur & Imprimeur du Roy / pour les Tailles douces, ruë S. Iacques, à la rose blanche couronnée.
Watermark: Map and text: bunch of grapes with the letters B E [?] in small rectangular frame above (or below). Mount: none.
Condition: slight brown discolouration. 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: 1:116,000 approx. Scale bar: Un lieu de 15 en un degre. Verges de Rinlande 2000 en un lieu d’Alemange [65 mm =].
25.7 x 31.9 cm (image)
cropped (platemark)
47.9 x 34.1 cm (sheet)
51.6 x 35.5 cm (mount)
Printed title:
Carte nouuelle / du Siege de / BREDA / Par son Altesse / le Prince D’Orange / le 23 Iuillet 1637 [top left, in cartouche]
Additional text:
[below map, letterpress, no title; a brief history of Breda and an account of the siege, with an explanation of the letters on the map, down to 7 August 1637. Text begins:] La ville de Breda, qui est honorée de tiltre de Baronie, / est située dās le Kempen, …
Annotations:
George III heading: Breda 23 July 1637.
Other annotations: none.
George III catalogue entry:
Breda Carte nouvelle du Siege de Breda par Son Altesse le Prince d’Orange le 23 Juillet 1637: avec une Description; chez Michel van Lochom.
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. 3007
Page revisions
14 March 2024
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