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Thirty Years War (1618-48)

Maps, prints and letterpress text covering the major battles and sieges of the war

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Siege of Breisach, 1638

Le Plan & Pourtraict de la ville de BRISSAC prise par Monseigneur le Duc de VEYMARD

1638 or later

Woodcut map with letterpress title and letterpress text printed on same sheet; laid down on paper and then mounted on paper (Mount Type B); gilt edges top and right | 43.7 x 30.2 cm (image and sheet) | RCIN 722124

A high oblique view/map of the siege of Breisach 18 August-17 December 1638 in which Bernard of Saxe-Weimar (16 August 1604-18 July 1639), joined by French forces commanded by Jean-Baptiste Guébriant 1602-17 November 1643) and Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne (11 September 1611-27 July 1675), forced the commander of Breisach, Baron Hans Heinrich von Rheinach, to capitulate. Thirty Years War (1618-1648). Oriented with south to top.

There is no accompanying text to explain the letters and numbers which appear on the print.

  • Anonymous (printmaker)

  • Watermark: Map and text: none visible. Backing paper: none visible. Mount: none.

    Condition: two fold lines; worn, torn along bottom edge; two small holes in text area; brown ink stains to text area. Verso: considerable surface dirt; a fragment of letterpress text adheres to the verso. Pressure marks from the mounts of items which were kept above and below this print in a different collection are present on the recto and verso

  • 43.7 x 30.2 cm (image and sheet)

    33.3 x 30.0 cm (image of map)

    40.9 x 40.4 cm (mount)

  • Printed title:

    Le Plan & Pourtraict de la ville de BRISSAC prise par Monseigneur le Duc de VEYMARD. [across top of print]

    Additional text:

    [below view/map, letterpress, a song in eleven verses, celebrating the taking of Breisach, based on, or to be sung to, 'A la Cour d'Espagne':] Chanson Nouvelle de la prise de Brissac par le Duc de Veymard. Sur le chant A la Cour d'Espagne, &c.

    Annotations:

    George III heading: Brisach 1638.

    Other annotations: (Recto) [top right and top centre, black pencil:] 1638. (Verso) none.

    George III catalogue entry:

    Brisach Plan et Pourtraict de la Ville de Brisac prise par le Duc de Weymar le 19 Dec.re 1638. engraved on wood.

  • Subject(s)

    Breisach am Rhein, [Vieux-Brisach] Baden-Württemburg, Germany (48°01'58"N 07°34'58"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. 3027

Page revisions

  • 14 March 2024