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 Schenkenschanz, 1635 (Schenkenschanz, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) 51°50ʹ09ʺN 06°06ʹ37ʺE
1635 or laterLetterpress text on three pieces of paper, joined to form one column of text; not mounted | 44.1 x 8.3 cm (sheet) | RCIN 722093.c
Letterpress text accompanying the map of the siege of Schenkenschanz, 1635, at RCIN 722093.a. Eighty Years War (1568-1648).
See also RCINs 722093.b, d-f.
Claes Jansz Visscher II (c.1587-1652) (publisher) [bottom of RCIN 722093.e:] t’ AMSTELREDAM, By Claes Jansz. Visscher.
Subject(s)
Army-NetherlandsArmy-SpainFrederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584-1647)Watermark: None visible
Condition: no fold lines; brown discolouration
44.1 x 8.3 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
None
Annotations:
George III heading: Schenken-schantz 1635
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) each of the twelve pieces of paper is numbered separately in ink [contemporary with Cassiano dal Pozzo?] from 1 to 12. [See also RCINs 722093.b, d-f]
George III catalogue entry:
Schenken-schantz Carte de la situation du Fort de Schenck et des nouveaux Forts qui sont aux Environs, avec l’Assiegement par le Prince d’Orange en 1635: par I.I. Schort Ing.r 1635. 2 feuilles: avec une Vue du Fort par C.I. Visscher, et un Journal du Siege.
Subject(s)
Schenkenschanz, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (51°50ʹ09ʺN 06°06ʹ37ʺE)
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. 2976
Page revisions
23 May 2024
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