Thirty Years War (1618-48)
Maps, prints and letterpress text covering the major battles and sieges of the war
Susa, 1629
PLAN AV VRAY, TANT DE LA / prinse de la ville de Suze, que des entrees & passages / de Piedmont, deseignees par le commandement / du Roy, par le sieur de Beins Escuyer & Inge- / nieur. / Auec la Carte Topografique depuis...
1629 or laterEtching and engraving; printed on paper; mounted on paper (Remains of type A mount) | 56.1 x 42.5 cm (image and sheet) | RCIN 722041.a
A view of the town and citadel of Susa, taken by the army of Louis XIII in March 1629. War of the Mantuan Succession (1628-1631); part of the Thirty Years War (1618-1648). Oriented with east to top.
In a note to his readers (RCIN 722041.c), the publisher stresses his reliance on the materials sent to him by de Beins, 'Ingenieur & Geographe de sa Maiesté'.
See RCIN 722040. Two sheets of letterpress text which accompany the view can be found at RCINs 722041.b and c.
Abraham Bosse (1604-76) (engraver)
After Jean de Beins (1577-1651) (draughtsman)
Melchior Tavernier (1594-1665) (publisher)
Watermark: Bunch of grapes; cartouche with the letters P [?] A
Condition: five fold lines. Verso: remains of mount; surface dirt on verso, especially along fold lines; pressure marks from the mounts of items which were kept below this print in a different collection are present on the verso
56.1 x 42.5 cm (image and sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN AV VRAY, TANT DE LA / prinse de la ville de Suze, que des entrees & passages / de Piedmont, deseignees par le commandement / du Roy, par le sieur de Beins Escuyer & Inge- / nieur. / Auec la Carte Topografique depuis Grenoble iusques à Suze, par laquelle on peut / voir la route qu’a tenuë l’Armée du Roy. [no title on print; title on accompanying letterpress text (RCIN 772041.c)]
Inset:
[bottom right, in rectangular panel, a map of of the country from Grenoble to Turin.] Scale: 1:1,932,780 approx. Scale bar: Echelle de 10 Lieue / 2 milles pour lieue [23 mm =]. Size: 6.3 x 9.8 cm (neatline).
Annotations:
George III heading: Suza 6-13 March 1629.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, black pencil:] II/24; [top left, red pencil:] 1/161; [top centre, brown ink:] D.
George III catalogue entry:
Suza Plan au vray tant de la prinse de la Ville de Suze (le 7 de Mars 1629) que des entrées et passages de Piedmont: par le S.r de Beins Ing.r ensemble la Relation de tout ce qui s’est passé depuis le depart de Sa Majesté: chez Tavernier.
Subject(s)
Susa, Piedmont, Italy (45°08ʹ12ʺN 07°03ʹ29ʺE)
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. 2884
Page revisions
14 March 2024
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