Thirty Years War (1618-48)
Maps, prints and letterpress text covering the major battles and sieges of the war
France and Italy, 1629-1640
CAMPAGNE DE / LOUIS XIII / 1629, 40
1629 or laterFifteen etched and engraved views/maps, printed on paper, and guarded into the volume | 45.3 x 32.3 cm (album) | RCIN 722039
One volume of fifteen maps, each mounted on guards. Full brown leather binding. Upper and lower boards with a centrepiece comprising the stamped and gold tooled coat of arms of George III within a rectangular border of three gold tooled lines with cornerpieces of a crown above a monogram of two entwined letters 'CC'; with a border of two gold tooled lines. Spine with six raised bands between which are gold tooled filigree designs with a smaller version of the upper and lower board 'CC' monograms; title stamped in gold on two black leather panels: 'CAMPAGNE DE / LOUIS XIII' and '1629, 40'; gold filigree designs along the length of the edges of the boards. Two blank leaves at beginning; three blank leaves at end. The inside of the upper and lower lower boards is covered with English letterpress text which is obscured by a blank pastedown; very faint red and blue marbling to head, fore and tail edges. Bookplate of Queen Victoria on front pastedown. Fifteen engraved views/maps, printed on paper, and guarded into the volume.
Watermark: all maps: large coat of arms. Blank leaves at beginning and end: bunch of grapes and indecipherable monogram.
Annotations: old heading [in black pencil on front pastedown:] II/39 Millitary. Campaigns of Louis XIII in France and Italy from 1629 to 1640. Other annotations [on front pastedown, former library pressmarks, black pencil:] 4/23-1 [and] I.11.D. [and the RCIN]; [top right, recto of first front leave, black pencil, erased:] II/[?] [and, centre:] 70.
Dummy sheet: title [ink:] Campagnes de Louis XIII – 1629 – 40 (Les Plans des Sieges et Batailles données / en France et en Italie par le Roy Louis XIII depuis 1629 jusqu'à 1640.) / One Volume Folio … [bp:] 5 I 3 [black pencil, in a modern hand:] Upper Library Rm I-II-D. Old heading: Campaigns of Louis XIII in France and Italy from 1629-1640. Watermark BUDGEN & WILMOTT / 1810. Dimensions: 47.1 x 32.7 cm (sheet).
Condition: upper board detached; brown staining to blank leaves and maps, some worm holes.
Simon Maupin (?1590-1668) (draughtsman)
Melchior Tavernier (1594-1665) (publisher)
? Abraham Bosse (1604-76) (printmaker)
? Jean de Beins (1577-1651) (draughtsman)
Watermark: all maps: large coat of arms. Blank leaves at beginning and end: bunch of grapes and indecipherable monogram
Condition: upper board detached; brown staining to blank leaves and maps, some worm holes
45.3 x 32.3 cm (album)
Lettered:
CAMPAGNE DE / LOUIS XIII / 1629, 40 [on spine]
Annotations:
George III heading [in black pencil on front pastedown:] II/39 Millitary. Campaigns of Louis XIII in France and Italy from 1629 to 1640.
Other annotations [on front pastedown, former library pressmarks, black pencil:] 4/23-1 [and] I.11.D. [and the RCIN]; [top right, recto of first front leave, black pencil, erased:] II/[?] [and, centre:] 70.
K. Mil. Dummy sheet:
Title [ink:] Campagnes de Louis XIII – 1629 – 40 (Les Plans des Sieges et Batailles données / en France et en Italie par le Roy Louis XIII depuis 1629 jusqu'à 1640.) / One Volume Folio … [bp:] 5 I 3 [black pencil, in a modern hand:] Upper Library Rm I-II-D. Old heading: Campaigns of Louis XIII in France and Italy from 1629-1640. Watermark BUDGEN & WILMOTT / 1810. Dimensions: 47.1 x 32.7 cm (sheet).
George III catalogue entry:
France Campagnes de Louis XIII (Les Plans des Sieges et des Batailles données en France et en Italie par le Roy Louis XIII depuis 1629 jusques a 1640) Fol.
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