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Thirty Years War (1618-48)

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

? RENÉ SIETTE (FL.1619-48)

Map of the siege of Nancy, 1633 (Nancy, Lorraine, France) 48°41ʹ03ʺN 06°11ʹ05ʺE

published 1633

Etching; printed on paper; mounted on paper (Remains of type B mount) | Scale: 1:21,600 approx. | RCIN 722073.a

A high oblique view/map of the siege of Nancy, begun 26 August 1633 by Louis XIII and lasted until the town surrendered on the 25 September 1633. Thirty Years War (1618-1648).

This print is a combination of high oblique perspective view and planimetric map. It extends from Champigneulle (Champigneulles 48°44ʹ03ʺN 06°09ʹ51ʺE) in the north to La Neuuville (Laneuveville-devant-Nancy 48°39ʹ23ʺN 06°13ʹ54ʺE) and Bausseruille (Bosserville) in the south. The rivers and their tributaries are shown in detail, together with a symbol which distinguishes the vegetation of the river valleys from the surrounding land. The extensive lines of circumvallation, together with the redoubts are indicated.

A description of the siege, together with a key to the map (A-I, K-T, V-Z and 1-26) and a sonnet ‘Svr La Redvction de la Ville de Nancy’ appear in the accompanying letterpress text (RCIN 722073.b)

  • ? René Siette (fl.1619-48) (etcher)

    ? Malleval (active 1633) (etcher)

    After? René Siette (fl.1619-48) (draughtsman)

    After? Malleval (active 1633) (draughtsman)

    Melchior Tavernier (1594-1665) (publisher) [bottom left, in rectangular panel decorated with strapwork, leaves and fruit:] A PARIS, / Par Melchior Tauernier, / Graueur & Imprimeur du / Roy pour les tailles douces / demeurant en liste du Pallais / sur le Quay qui regarde la / Megisserie. / Auec Permission de sa Majesté.

    Subject(s)

    Army-France
  • Watermark: Bunch of grapes

    Condition: one fold line; offsetting on right side of details to the left from when the map was folded. Verso: remains of mount; some offsetting, from same image; pressure marks from the mounts of items which were kept below this map in a different collection are present on the verso

  • Scale: 1:21,600 approx. Scale bar: Echelle de 400 Thoises [36 mm =].

    40.6 x 47.1 cm (image and sheet)

    cropped (platemark)

    41.1 x 34.2 cm (mount)

  • Printed title:

    None

    Insets:

    [top left, in rectangular cartouche:] Profille des Forts et Redouttes. Scale: 1:250 approx. Scale bar: [39mm =] 12 piedz. Size: 5.5 x 11.7 cm (neatline); [top right:] Proffille des lignes de Circonualation. Size: 5.4 x 11.9 cm (neatline).

    Annotations:

    Old heading: Nancy 27 August – 23 September 1633.

    Other annotations: none.

    George III catalogue entry:

    Nancy Plan du Siege de Nancy par le Roy Louis XIII commencé le 27 d’Aoust et rendu le 23.e de Sept.re 1633: avec un Recit du Siege: par R. Desiette, chez Tavernier, 1633.

  • Subject(s)

    Nancy, Lorraine, France (48°41ʹ03ʺN 06°11ʹ05ʺE)

  • 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. 2945

Page revisions

  • 25 May 2024