Thirty Years War (1618-48)
Maps, prints and letterpress text covering the major battles and sieges of the war
Siege of Casale Monferrato, 1630
PLAN releué de la Ville et Citadelle de / CAZAL auec le Paissage dalentour et lor: / dre du Camp fait deuant jcelle par le Marquis / de Spinola le 24 jour de May 1630 et defen= / due par M.r de Toiras...
1630 or laterEtching and engraving; printed on paper, guarded into volume | 36.9 x 52.9 cm (image and neatline) | RCIN 722039.g
A low-middle oblique view of the second siege of Casale Montferrato, besieged by the Spanish, commanded by Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquis of the Balbases (1569-25 September 1630) and defended by Jean Caylar d'Anduze de Saint-Bonnet, Marquis de Toiras (1585-1636), from 24 May to 18 October, when the town was relieved by a supporting French army under Henri II, duc de Montmorency(1595-30 October 1632). War of the Mantuan Succession (1628-31). Oriented with south to top.
This print lacks the left part of the view which was printed from a separate copperplate.
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. Another impression of this print is at RCIN 722057.
? Melchior Tavernier (1594-1665) (publisher)
Watermark: Large coat of arms
Condition: one fold line; creased; surface dirt and slight foxing to both sides; wormholes to bottom margin, matching the holes in the folio above and below. Verso: some offsetting
36.9 x 52.9 cm (image and neatline)
37.4 x 53.3 cm (platemark)
45.4 x 60.4 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
PLAN releué de la Ville et Citadelle de / CAZAL auec le Paissage dalentour et lor: / dre du Camp fait deuant jcelle par le Marquis / de Spinola le 24 jour de May 1630 et defen= / due par M.r de Toiras jusque au 18 Octobre a / este secourue par les armes du Roy. [bottom right, in rectangular panel]
Additional text:
[bottom right, following on from title, in title panel, a key, A-C, to the citadelle, castle and Spinola's camp.]
Annotations:
George III heading: none.
Other annotations: none.
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)
Casale Monferrato [Casale, Casal, Cazal], Piedmont, Italy (45°08ʹ00ʺN 08°27ʹ09ʺE)
Page revisions
14 March 2024
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