Thirty Years War (1618-48)
Maps, prints and letterpress text covering the major battles and sieges of the war
Siege of Dole, 1636 (Dole, Franche-Comté, France) 47°06ʹ00ʺN 05°30ʹ00ʺE
c.1637Six pieces of letterpress text mounted side by side in two columns, each column comprising three pieces of text, joined; mounted on paper (Mount Type B) | 33.0 x 31.0 cm (sheet of left column) | RCIN 722086.b
Accompanying letterpress text to the view of the siege of Dole, 1636, at RCIN 722086.a.
Melchior Tavernier (1594-1665) (publisher) [bottom right:] A PARIS, / Chez MELCHIOR TAVERNIER, Graueur & Impri- / meur du Roy pour les Cartes Geographiques, Marines & Tailles=douces, demeurant en l’Isle du Palais / sur le Quay qui regarde la Megisserie, / à la Sphere Royalle. / M. DC. XXXVII.
Subject(s)
Army-FranceWatermark: Text: indistinct initials in small rectangular frame. Mount: kneeling man with halo and cross in shield.
Condition: good; no gilt edges
33.0 x 31.0 cm (sheet of left column)
31.7 x 12.0 cm (sheet of right column)
32.8 x 31.2 cm (mount)
Printed title:
PLAN AV VRAY DE LA VILLE / de Dolle, auec la circonualation faite à l’assiegement / d’icelle commencé le premier iour de Iuin
Annotations:
George III heading: Dole 1635.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom, black pencil:] Dole.
George III catalogue entry:
Dole Plan de la Ville de Dole, avec la circonvalation faite a l’assiegement d’icelle (par le Prince de Condé) commencé le 1.er de Juin 1635: chez Tavernier, 1637. 2 feuilles.
Subject(s)
Dole, Franche-Comté, France (47°06ʹ00ʺN 05°30ʹ00ʺE)
Bibliographic reference(s)
M. McDonald, The Print Collection of Cassiano dal Pozzo. Part II, Architecture, Topography and Military Maps, 3 vols, London 2019, cat. nos. 2966, 2967
Page revisions
23 May 2024
Current version
