Thirty Years War (1618-48)
Maps, prints and letterpress text covering the major battles and sieges of the war
Battle of Wolfenbüttel, 1641
Eigentlieher Abriß der Vestung Wolffenbüttel sampt dem Treffen so zwischen den Keyserl: und Schwedischen völcker dar vor gehalten, den 29/19 Junii.1641
1641 or laterEtching and letterpress text on two separate sheets of paper, pasted together; mounted on paper (Mount Type B); gilt edges top and right | 26.0 x 31.2 cm (image) | RCIN 723001
A medium to high oblique view of the Battle of Wolfenbüttel, fought on 29 June 1641 between the Swedish and German (Weimar and Bavaria) allied armies commanded by Carl Gustaf Wrangel (23 December 1613-5 July 1676) and Hans Christoff von Königsmarck (4 March 1600-8 March 1663), and the Imperial army commanded by Archduke Leopold William of Austria (5 January 1614-20 November 1662) and Ottavio Piccolomini (11 November 1599-11 August 1656), resulting in a Swedish victory. Thirty Years War (1618-1648). Oriented with north to top.
This print shows the besieged town of Wolfenbüttel, bottom centre, surrounded by the flood waters of the River Oker which had been dammed below the town from the middle of March. The great earth dam is marked with a reverse number 9, and the course of the submerged river is shown by dotted lines. The entrenched encampment of the besiegers is depicted near the village of Tige (Thiede 52°11ʹ00ʺN 10°29ʹ05ʺE).
Abraham Hogenberg (after 1598-after 1653) (publisher) [bottom right of text:] Gedruckt zu Cölln / Bey Abraham Hogenberg.
Watermark: Print: indistinct; countermark: a star with the letter C and an upside down ‘4’ underneath. Text: cropped. Mount: none.
Condition: print: two fold lines; brown discolouration. Text: five fold lines; brown discolouration; surface dirt on verso. Mount: some foxing. Several pressure marks on mount
26.0 x 31.2 cm (image)
cropped (platemark)
23.8 x 24.6 cm (neatline)
13.6 x 31.6 cm (text sheet)
37.7 x 31.6 cm (sheet)
51.6 x 40.4 cm (mount)
Printed title:
Eigentlieher Abriß der Vestung Wolffenbüttel sampt dem Treffen so zwischen den Keyserl: und Schwedischen völcker dar vor gehalten, den 29/19 Junii.1641. [print, across top in rectangular panel]
Printed title:
Eygendtliche und kurtze Beschreibung der Blockquada vor Wolffenbeutel und deß daben den 29. Junii 1641. / fürgelauffenen Treffens. [letterpress text, below print]
Additional text:
[on print, bottom right, in rectangular cartouche, a key, 1-12.]
Annotation:
George III heading: The Imperialists defeated near Wolfenbuttel by the French and Swedes 29 June 1641.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top right, black pencil:] 1641. (Verso) none.
George III catalogue entry:
Wolfenbuttel Eigentlicher Abriss der Vestung Wolfenbuttel sampt dem Treffen so zwischen den Keyserl. und Schwedischen volcker dar vor gehalten, den 29/19 Juny 1641: bey Abraham Nogenberg [sic]. [with a Description.]
Subject(s)
Wolfenbüttel (Lower Saxony, Germany) 52°10'00"N 10°33'00"E
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. 3084
P. H. Wilson, Europe's tragedy: a new history of the Thirty Years War, London 2010, pp. 630-31
Page revisions
14 March 2024
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