Ottoman-Habsburg Wars (1521-1791)
Images from eight wars fought between 1570 and 1718
Siege of Vienna, 1683
VIENNA / LIBERATA / dalle Armi Christiani [and, within the walls of Vienna:] Citta di VIENNA assediata / dal Turco a.o 1683 nel mese di luglio / alli 13
1683 or laterEtching and engraving; printed from two copperplates on one sheet of paper; gilt edges right and bottom | Scale: not stated. Not to scale | RCIN 724022
The map is headed by the portraits of the three victorious Holy League commanders, left to right: Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1629-96); Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640-1705); Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (1643-90).
The untitled view, which is engraved on a separate copperplate but printed on the same sheet of paper as the map, shows the Allied army routing the Turks who are shown retreating, leaving all their baggage, weapons, and ammunition and tents, etc., abandoned.
Both the map and the view are printed from re-worked copperplates which, originally, possibly showed a different stage in the siege of Vienna. Imperfectly erased lettering is conspicuous in the centre of Vienna and appears all over the face of the map and in the bottom half of the view.
Condition: no fold lines.
Arnold van Westerhout (1651-1725) (artist and engraver)
Matteo Gregorio Dé Rossi (1638-1702) (print seller) [top right of view, engraved in unfurled banner:] Si vendono in Piazza Nauona da / Matteo Gregorio Rossi al Insegno / della Stampa / Sup. Lic. / Arn v. westerhout del. / et scu.
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys on three hills in double circle, the letter M above
Condition: no fold lines
Scale: not stated. Not to scale.
25.0 x 44.8 cm (image of map)
[cropped] x 45.4 cm (platemark of map)
9.4 x 44.5 cm (image of view)
9.4 x 46.0 cm (platemark of view)
39.9 x 52.5 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
VIENNA / LIBERATA / dalle Armi Christiani [and, within the walls of Vienna:] Citta di VIENNA assediata / dal Turco a.o 1683 nel mese di luglio / alli 13. [map printed above an untitled view; top centre, below the portrait of Leopold I]
Annotations:
George III heading: Vienna besieged by the Turks from the 12.th of July to the 13.th of Sep. 1683.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, black pencil:] IV/44.
George III catalogue entry:
Vienna A Plan of Vienna besieged by the Turks on the 12.th of July, and delivered by the King of Poland and the Duke of Lorraine on the 13.th of Sept.r 1683: with a View of a Skirmish between the Imperialists and Turks: by A. v. Westerhout: published by M.G. Rossi.
Subject(s)
Vienna, Austria (48°12ʹ30ʺN 16°22ʹ19ʺE)
Page revisions
14 March 2024
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