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Siege of Pontelagoscuro, 1643
DICHIARATIONE / Del Disegno del Ponte di Lagoscuro
1643 or laterLetterpress text on nine pieces of paper, joined to form three columns of text (two columns of four pieces); mounted on paper (Mount Type B) | 39.0 x 8.9 cm (sheet of left column) | RCIN 723033.b
Letterpress text accompanying the map of the siege of Pontelagoscuro, 1643 (see RCIN 723033.a). First War of Castro (1641-1644).
Giacomo Monti (active 1642-82) (publisher) [at end of text:] IN BOLOGNA, per Giacomo Monti. / Con licenza de’ Superiori.
Watermark: Text: none. Mount: 5-pointed crown with 6-pointed star above.
Condition: text: two fold lines. Mount: one fold line
39.0 x 8.9 cm (sheet of left column)
11.9 x 9.5 cm (sheet of central column)
39.5 x 9.0 cm (sheet of right column)
40.1 x 31.2 cm (mount)
Printed title:
DICHIARATIONE / Del Disegno del Ponte di Lagoscuro.
Annotations:
George III heading: Lagoscuro 29 August - 3 September 1643.
Other annotations: none.
George III catalogue entry:
Lagoscuro A Plan of Ponte di Lagoscuro besieged by the Venetians from the 29.th of August to the 3.d of Sept.r 1643. 8 small sheets. with a Description, published by Giacomo Monti.
Subject(s)
Pontelagoscuro, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (44°52ʹ49ʺN 11°36ʹ25ʺE)
Bibliographic reference(s)
Mark McDonald, The Print Collection of Cassiano dal Pozzo. Part II, Architecture, Topography and Military Maps, 3 vols, London 2019, cat. nos. 3129-3124
Page revisions
14 March 2024
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