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Thirty Years War (1618-48)

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

MELCHIOR TAVERNIER (1594-1665)

Siege of Casale Monferrato, 1630 (Casale Monferrato [Casale, Casal, Cazal], Piedmont, Italy) 45°08ʹ00ʺN 08°27ʹ09ʺE

published 1630

Letterpress text printed on paper; mounted on paper (a Mount Type A re-used as Mount Type B); gilt edges, left, bottom and right | 37.2 x 47.2 cm (sheet) | RCIN 722056.b

Accompanying text to the view of Casale Monferrato at RCIN 722056.a. War of the Mantuan Succession (1628-1631).

  • Melchior Tavernier (1594-1665) (publisher) [along bottom:] A PARIS, Chez MELCHIOR TAVERNIER, Graueur & Imprimeur du Roy pour les Tailles douces, demeurant en l’Isle du Palais, sur le Quay qui regarde la Megisserie, à l’Espic d’Or. 1630.

    Subject(s)

    Army-Germany
    Army-Spain
  • Watermark: Text: bunch of grapes; countermark indistinct, letters in small rectangular frame. Mount: none.

    Condition: three fold lines to the text, one of which coincides with the fold line on the mount; brown discolouration to whole; traces of green staining to bottom edge

  • 37.2 x 47.2 cm (sheet)

    40.7 x 54.5 cm (mount)

  • Printed title:

    REPRESENTATION NOVVELLE ET TRES-VERITABLE, TANT DE LA VILLE DE CAZAL, QVE DV SIEGE COMMENCE’ PAR LE / Marquis de Spinola, Lieutenant general des Armées de l’empire, & de ‘l’Espagne. Et soustenu par M. de Toyras, commandant les Armees du Roy pour la deffence de la place, depuis le 24. de May de l’annee presente 1630.

    Annotations:

    George III heading: Casal 24 May 1630.

    Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, black pencil:] II/31; [top right, black pencil:] 1630; [left of centre, black pencil:] II/31 [and, red pencil:] 1/167; [top right, black pencil, erased:] Casal.

    George III catalogue entry:

    Casal Plan du Siege de la Ville de Casal commencé par le Marquis de Spinola et soutenu par M. de Toyras, depuis le 24 de May 1630: par le S.r Maupin Ing.r avec une Description; chez Tavernier, 1630.

  • Subject(s)

    Casale Monferrato [Casale, Casal, Cazal], Piedmont, Italy (45°08ʹ00ʺN 08°27ʹ09ʺE)

  • Bibliographic reference(s)

    Mark McDonald, The Print Collection of Cassiano dal Pozzo. Part II, Architecture, Topography and Military Maps, 3 vols, London 2019, cat. no. 2829

Page revisions

  • 23 May 2024