Siege of Turin, 1640 (Turin, Piedmont, Italy) 45°04'13"N 07°41'12"E

1640 or later

Letterpress text printed on paper; mounted on paper (mount cropped, Type not known) | 38.0 x 51.1 cm (sheet) | RCIN 722150.b

Letterpress text accompanying the view of the siege of Turin, 1640, at RCIN 722150.a. Franco-Spanish War (1635-1659).

Giovanni Battista Malatesta (active 1635-50) (publisher) [bottom centre of text:] IN MILANO, Per Gio. Battista Malatesta, Stampatore Regio Camerale. Con licenza de Superiori, & Priuilegio.

Subject(s)

Army-France

Army-Spain
Watermark: A hand with a flower?

Condition: one fold line. Verso: remains of mount
38.0 x 51.1 cm (sheet)
Printed title:

DISEGNO DELL’ ASSEDIO DI TORINO / DEL CAPITAN FRANCESO PRESTINO.

Annotations:

George III heading: Turin 1640.

Other annotations: none.

George III catalogue entry:

Turin Disegno dell’Assedio di Torino 1640, dal Capitan Francesco Prestino, intagliata da Cesare Bassani. [with a Description, 1640.]
Subject(s)
Turin, Piedmont, Italy (45°04'13"N 07°41'12"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. 3068