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Thirty Years War (1618-48)

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

ABRAHAM BOSSE (1604-76)

View of Susa, 1629 (Susa, Piedmont, Italy) 45°08ʹ12ʺN 07°03ʹ29ʺE

1629 or later

Etching and engraving; printed on paper; mounted on paper (Remains of type A mount) | 56.1 x 42.5 cm (image and sheet) | RCIN 722041.a

A view of the town and citadel of Susa, taken by the army of Louis XIII in March 1629. War of the Mantuan Succession (1628-1631); part of the Thirty Years War (1618-1648). Oriented with east to top.

In a note to his readers (RCIN 722041.c), the publisher stresses his reliance on the materials sent to him by de Beins, 'Ingenieur & Geographe de sa Maiesté'.

See RCIN 722040. Two sheets of letterpress text which accompany the view can be found at RCINs 722041.b and c.

  • Abraham Bosse (1604-76) (engraver)

    After Jean de Beins (1577-1651) (draughtsman)

    Melchior Tavernier (1594-1665) (publisher)

    Subject(s)

    Army-France
  • Watermark: Bunch of grapes; cartouche with the letters P [?] A

    Condition: five fold lines. Verso: remains of mount; surface dirt on verso, especially along fold lines; pressure marks from the mounts of items which were kept below this print in a different collection are present on the verso

  • 56.1 x 42.5 cm (image and sheet)

  • Printed title:

    PLAN AV VRAY, TANT DE LA / prinse de la ville de Suze, que des entrees & passages / de Piedmont, deseignees par le commandement / du Roy, par le sieur de Beins Escuyer & Inge- / nieur. / Auec la Carte Topografique depuis Grenoble iusques à Suze, par laquelle on peut / voir la route qu’a tenuë l’Armée du Roy. [no title on print; title on accompanying letterpress text (RCIN 772041.c)]

    Inset:

    [bottom right, in rectangular panel, a map of of the country from Grenoble to Turin.] Scale: 1:1,932,780 approx. Scale bar: Echelle de 10 Lieue / 2 milles pour lieue [23 mm =]. Size: 6.3 x 9.8 cm (neatline).

    Annotations:

    George III heading: Suza 6-13 March 1629.

    Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, black pencil:] II/24; [top left, red pencil:] 1/161; [top centre, brown ink:] D.

    George III catalogue entry:

    Suza Plan au vray tant de la prinse de la Ville de Suze (le 7 de Mars 1629) que des entrées et passages de Piedmont: par le S.r de Beins Ing.r ensemble la Relation de tout ce qui s’est passé depuis le depart de Sa Majesté: chez Tavernier.

  • Subject(s)

    Susa, Piedmont, Italy (45°08ʹ12ʺN 07°03ʹ29ʺE)

  • 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. 2884

Page revisions

  • 25 May 2024