Printed and manuscript maps, prints and views of 22 seventeenth-century wars
View of the siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, 1621 (Saint-Jean-d’Angély, Poitou-Charentes, France) 45°57ʹ00ʺN 00°31ʹ00ʺW
published 1621Etching; printed on paper; letterpress text is printed on the verso; mounted on paper (Mount Type A) | 30.9 x 41.0 cm (image and sheet) | RCIN 722002
A middle-high oblique view of the siege of Saint-Jean-d’Angély from 30 May to 24 June 1621 by the French Royal army, commanded by Louis XIII (27 September 1601-14 May 1643) against the Huguenot rebels, commanded by Benjamin de Rohan, duc de Soubise (1580-1642), resulting in a Royal victory. Huguenot Rebellions or Rohan Wars (1621-2). Oriented with south to top.
The severed head of John the Baptist, on a tazza against a background of fleur-de-lys, within an escutcheon, is represented top right, symbolising the Royal victory over the Huguenots.
See the notes to RCIN 722001.
Giovanni Maggi (1566-c.1625) (engraver) [bottom right:] IOANNES MAGGIVS · Ro[mae] · F[ecit] · 1621.
Giacomo Mascardi (c.1567-1634) (publisher)
Subject(s)
Army-FranceWatermark: None
Condition: no fold lines; no gilt edges.
30.9 x 41.0 cm (image and sheet)
cropped (platemark)
35.1 x 45.1 cm (mount)
Printed title:
RITRATTO DELLA CITTA, E FORTEZZA DI S. GIO. D’ANGELY / CON IL SITO DI ESSA, E DELLE BATTERIE CHE CI SI SONO FATTE [letterpress text on verso]
Additional text:
LI NOMI DELLI LVOGHI PIV NOTABILI CHE SONO NELLA CITTA / DI S. GIOVANNI D’ANGELY, QVANTO INTORNO DI ESSA. [on verso, with decorative punched borders, a short history of the town up to the siege and a key, 1-72, to the principal streets and buildings in the town:]
Dedication:
ALL’ ILL.mo ET REVER.MO SIG. / IL SIGNOR / CARD. DE SOVRDI / PADRON COLEND.MO / GIOSEPPE DE ROSSI DD. [on verso, bottom right of text:]
Annotations:
George III heading: S.t Jean d’Angely 1621.
Other annotations: none.
George III catalogue entry:
Jean d’Angely, S.t Ritratto della Citta e Fortezza di S. Giovanni d’Angely, con il sito di essa, e delle Batterie che ci si sono fatte: assediata dall’Armata del Re Luigi XIII et presa il di 25 Giugno 1621: par Giacomo Mascardi 1621, ad instanza di Gioseppe de Rossi. [with a Description]
Subject(s)
Saint-Jean-d’Angély, Poitou-Charentes, France (45°57ʹ00ʺN 00°31ʹ00ʺW)
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. 2836
Page revisions
3 November 2024
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