Contemporary maps and prints of the major battles and sieges from 1635 to 1658
A map of the siege of Pavia, 1655 (Pavia, Lombardy, Italy) 45°11ʹ31ʺN 09°09ʹ33ʺE
1655 or laterEngraving; printed on paper; mounted on paper (Mount Type B); gilt edges right and bottom | 30.9 x 39.2 cm (image and sheet) | RCIN 723109
A map of Pavia, besieged 24 July – approx.14 September 1655 for 52 days by a Franco-Savoyard army commanded by Thomas Francis of Savoy, Prince of Carignano (1596-1656) and Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena (1610-58); the siege was eventually broken by the Spanish commanded by the Governor of Milan, Luis de Benavides Carrillo de Toledo, Marquis of Caracena (1608-68). Franco-Spanish War (1635-59). Oriented with north-north-east to top.
Another example of this map is on the Storia urbana di Pavia website (last accessed 25 October 2017).
Giuseppe Longhi (active 1655-1701) (publisher) [bottom right:] Iosseffo Lunge F. alla Insegno / di s. Pauole
Subject(s)
Army-FranceWatermark: Map: six-pointed star, irregular angles between the points. Mount: none.
Condition: eight fold lines; heavy brown discolouration around edges from adhesive; pressure marks from the mounts of items which were kept above and below this map/print in a different collection are present on the recto and verso
27.4 x 39.1 cm (neatline)
30.9 x 39.2 cm (image and sheet)
cropped (platemark)
39.7 x 52.4 cm (mount)
Printed title:
VERO ET NOVO ASSEDIO DI PAVIA [across top of map]
Additional text:
[below the print, a key, A-F, P, G, I, L, N, M, O, S, to the principal places in the town and the quarters of the Duke of Modena.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Pavia 1655.
Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom left, black pencil:] 1655. (Verso) none.
George III catalogue entry:
Pavia Vero et novo Assedio di Pavia 1655, da Jossefo Lunge.
Subject(s)
Pavia, Lombardy, Italy (45°11ʹ31ʺN 09°09ʹ33ʺE)
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. 3226
Page revisions
25 May 2024
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