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Thirty Years War (1618-48)

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

ISAAK MAJOR (C.1576-C.1645)

Battle of Lützen, 1632 (Lützen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) 51°15ʹ24ʺN 12°08ʹ29ʺE

published 1633

Letterpress text on two strips of paper, joined one above the other and mounted on paper (Mount Type A) | 12.1 x 49.5 cm (image and sheet) | RCIN 722069.b

Accompanying letterpress text to the view of the Battle of Lützen, 1631 at RCIN 722069.a. Thirty Years War (1618-1648).

  • Isaak Major (c.1576-c.1645) (engraver) [bottom left of view (RCIN 722069.a):] Isaac Maior incidit.

    Matthaeus Formica (d.1639) (publisher) [bottom right:] VIENNÆ AVSTRIÆ, Typis Matthei Formicæ / Anno M. DC. XXXIII.

    Subject(s)

    Army-Holy Roman Empire
    Army-Sweden
  • Watermark: Text and mount: None.

    Condition: text: no fold lines; torn and creased; repaired before being mounted; no gilt edges

  • 12.1 x 49.5 cm (image and sheet)

    14.7 x 49.5 cm (mount)

  • Printed title:

    Delineatio utriusque exercitus tam Cælareani, quam Suetici prout constituti e rant invicem aggredientes in confli / ctu die 16. Novembris Anno 1632. penes Luzen habito cum specificatione Ducum, & Turmarum utriusque exercitus.

    Annotations:

    George III  heading: Battle of Lutzen 6 Nov.r 1632

    Other annotations: none.

    George III catalogue entry:

    Lutzen Delineatio utriusque Excercitus tam Cæsareani quam Suetici prout constituti erant invicem aggredientes in conflictu die 6 Novembris 1632 penes Luzen habito: cum specificatione Ducum et Turmarum utriusque Exercitus: per I. Major, apud M. Formicam, 1633. 4 tab.

  • Subject(s)

    Lützen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (51°15ʹ24ʺN 12°08ʹ29ʺE)

  • 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. 2941

Page revisions

  • 23 May 2024