Contemporary maps and prints of the major battles and sieges from 1635 to 1658
Siege of Vercelli, 1638 (Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy) 45°19ʹ17ʺN 08°25ʹ11ʺE
1638 or laterLetterpress text on four pieces of paper, pasted together to form one vertical column of text; mounted on paper (Mount Type A) | 41.0 x 14.3 cm (sheet) | RCIN 722129.b
Letterpress text which gives a key to the letters engraved on the print of the siege of Vercelli, 1638 at RCIN 722129.a. Franco-Spanish War (1635-1659).
Giving an account of the siege it names the commanding officers whose camps are shown on the print.
Anonymous (printmaker)
Subject(s)
Army-SpainMartin of Aragon (active 1638)Gaspar de Guzman, conde-duque de Olivares (1587-1645)Watermark: Text: none. Mount: none.
Condition: good
41.0 x 14.3 cm (sheet)
44.7 x 24.1 cm (mount)
Printed title:
[No title. Text begins:] A. LA Ciudad de Vercelli en el Piemonte fuè sitiada à 27. de / Mayo 1638. dal Exercito Catholico con 18. mil infantes, / y cinco mil cauallos, siendo General el Marques de Lega- / nes. A 15. de Iunio la noche se le ganaron las fortificaciones de / a fuera, en todos los tres aproches. A dos de Iulio a medio dia se / le diò asalto a las tres brechas, y escalada al baluarte verde, arri- / mado junto al de S. Andres …
Annotations:
George III heading: Vercelli 27 May – 6.th July 1638.
Other annotations: none.
George III catalogue entry:
Vercelli A Plan of Vercelli besieged by the Spaniards under the command of the Marquis de Leganes on the 27.th of May and taken on the 6.th of July 1638: by Cesare Bassani.
Subject(s)
Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy (45°19ʹ17ʺN 08°25ʹ11ʺE)
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. 3033
Page revisions
23 May 2024
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