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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)

Siege of Nancy, 1633 (Nancy, Lorraine, France) 48°41ʹ03ʺN 06°11ʹ05ʺE

published 1633

Letterpress text on two pieces of paper pasted together; mounted on paper. (Remains of type B mount) | 38.8 x 51.3 cm (image and sheet) | RCIN 722073.b

Accompanying explanatory print to the view of the siege of Nancy at RCIN 722073.a. Thirty Years War (1618-1648).

  • René Siette (fl.1619-48) (dedicator)

    Melchior Tavernier (1594-1665) (publisher) [bottom right:] 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, au coin de la ruë de Harlay, / à la Rose rouge. 1633. / AVEC PERMISSION.

    Subject(s)

    Army-France
  • Watermark: Bunch of grapes; countermark: a cartouche, the letters F [lozenge] A within

    Condition: one fold line. Verso: remains of mount (probably Type B); small brown stains; pressure marks from the mounts of items which were kept above and below this map in a different collection are present on the recto and verso

  • 38.8 x 51.3 cm (image and sheet)

  • Printed title:

    [No title; text begins with a dedication to the king by ‘R. DESIETTE’:] AV ROY [and continues with:] RECIT DV SIEGE DE NANCY followed by:] DESCRIPTION DV SIEGE DE NANCY, commencé le vingt-septiesme iour d’Aoust, & rendu le vingt-troisiesme iour de / Septembre mil six cents trente-trois. [and:] SONNET, / SVR LA REDVCTION DE LA VILLE DE NANCY.]

    Annotations:

    George III heading: Nancy 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. 2946

Page revisions

  • 23 May 2024