Thirty Years War (1618-48)
Maps, prints and letterpress text covering the major battles and sieges of the war
Battle of Nördlingen, 1634
1634 or laterEtching and engraving; printed on paper; letterpress text printed on a separate sheet and pasted below the view; the whole mounted on paper (Mount Type A); gilt edges bottom and right | 31.0 x 46.1 cm (image and sheet of map) | RCIN 722079
A view of the Battle of Nördlingen, fought on 5-6 September 1634 between the Holy Roman Empire with Spain and the Bavarian League, commanded by the future Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand of Hungary (13 July 1608-2 April 1657) and Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria (1609/10-9 November 1641) and Sweden with the forces of Saxe-Weimar and the Heilbronn League, commanded by Gustav Horn af Björneborg (22 October 1592-10 May 1657) and Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar (16 August 1604-18 July 1639) resulting in an Imperial victory. Thirty Years War (1618-1648). Oriented with east-north-east to top (compass rose).
This print, which is taken from the same viewpoint as RCIN 722078, was originally published with a narrow decorative border which has been cut off this example; it is illustrated in Peter Engerisser and Pavel Hrnčiřik, ‘Nördlingen 1634’ (Part 2 of a presentation given on 16 October 2009 at the Altes Rathaus Bopfingen (accessed 7 March 2016). Another example of this view has been recorded inserted in a copy of the second issue (1642) of the first edition of Johannes Casparus Gevartius’ Pompa introitus honori serenissimi principis Ferdinandi Austriaci Hispaniarum infantis (accessed 7 March 2016).
Andries Pauwels the Elder (1600-39) (engraver) [bottom right, inside neatline:] Andreus Pauli F.
Watermark: View: cross. Text: cropped, I B. Mount: none.
Condition: print: one fold line. Text: one fold line which does not coincide with the print fold; creased; brown discolouration; br corner cut diagonally. Verso: pressure marks from the mounts of items which were kept below this /print in a different collection are present on the verso
31.0 x 46.1 cm (image and sheet of map)
cropped (platemark)
6.5 x 45.1 cm (image of text)
38.0 x 46.1 cm (sheet of map)
40.9 x 52.4 cm (mount)
Printed title:
None
Additional text:
[letterpress, pasted below the view; a key, A-I, K-T, V, X and 2-23, to the positions of the two armies, fortifications and named regiments.]
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Nordlingen 6 September 1634.
Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom right, black pencil:] 1634. [bottom centre, black pencil:] 1634 (Verso) [top left, black pencil:] II/69; [bottom right, black pencil:] II/69.
George III catalogue entry:
Nordlingen Vue de la Bataille de Nordlingen, le 6.e de Sept.re 1634: par A. Pauli.
Subject(s)
Nördlingen, Bavaria, Germany (48°51ʹ04ʺN 10°29ʹ19ʺE)
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. 2956
Page revisions
14 March 2024
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