Thirty Years War (1618-48)
Maps, prints and letterpress text covering the major battles and sieges of the war
Plan of the siege of Millau, 1628 (Millau, Midi-Pyrénées, France) 44°06ʹ00ʺN 03°05ʹ00ʺE
1628 or laterEtching and engraving; printed on paper; guarded into a volume | Scale: 1:3,600 approx. | RCIN 722039.l
A plan of the fortress of Protestant-held Millau set in a high oblique view of the surrounding country showing the fortifications at the time that the French Royal army took the town in [1628?]. Huguenot Rebellions or Rohan Wars (1627-9). Oriented with east to top (cardinal points).
This is one of an untitled volume of fifteen prints and maps of the campaigns of Louis XIII between 1629 and 1640. See RCIN 722039 for the main entry.
? Melchior Tavernier (1594-1665) (publisher)
Watermark: Large coat of arms
Condition: one fold line; slight surface dirt and foxing to both sides. Verso: slight offsetting and black ink fingerprint smudge
Scale: 1:3,600 approx. Scale bar: Echelle de Cent Thoisses [sic] [53 mm =].
38.5 x 53.0 cm (image and neatline)
38.7 x 53.4 cm (platemark)
45.5 x 60.3 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN de la Vielle et Nouuelle /fortification de MILLAU en Rouergue [bottom left, in ornate cartouche]
Additional text:
[bottom left, below title, in title cartouche, a key, A-D, to the fortification.]
Annotations:
George III heading: none.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom right, brown ink, slightly cropped:] 3.
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.
Subject(s)
Millau, Midi-Pyrénées, France (44°06ʹ00ʺN 03°05ʹ00ʺE)
Page revisions
3 November 2024
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