Thirty Years War (1618-48)
Maps, prints and letterpress text covering the major battles and sieges of the war
View of the Battle of Leucate, 1637 (Leucate, Languedoc-Roussillon, France) 42°54ʹ38ʺN 03°01ʹ46ʺE
1637 or laterEtching and engraving; printed on paper; mounted on paper (Mount Type B); gilt edges left and top | 25.9 x 40.5 cm (image and sheet) | RCIN 722116
A high oblique view/map of the Battle of Leucate, fought on 28 September 1637 between the French Royal army, commanded by Charles de Schomberg, duc de Halluin (16 February 1601-6 June 1656), Governor of Languedoc, and the Spanish, commanded by Gerardo de Cervellón, resulting in a French victory. Thirty Years War (1618-1648).
See also RCIN 722039.f.
Pierre Daret (1604-78) (publisher) [bottom left:] Daret ex cum / priuilegio
Subject(s)
Army-FranceArmy-SpainWatermark: View: bunch of grapes; countermark, indistinct: two initials in a cartouche. Mount: none.
Condition: the mount has a partial framing line of Type A, perhaps for a smaller item, which is visible along part of top edge of view; some foxing to both sides of the mount. Pressure marks from the mounts of items which were kept above and below this print in a different collection are present on the recto and verso
25.9 x 40.5 cm (image and sheet)
cropped (platemark)
38.9 x 51.4 cm (mount)
Printed title:
La grande et signaléé Victoire obtenue / deuant Laucate, sur les Espagnols, par / L’Arméé du Roy. Comandéé par le Duc / dH’alewin, auec la deffaite de leur Arméé / soubs le Conte Serbellon leur General. ou il y / a eu pres de 5000 des ennemis tuez, noyez, / ou faicts Prisonniers, et perte de leur canō / et bagā le 28e Septembre 1637. [top right, in cartouche]
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Leucate 28 Sep. 1637.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, black pencil:] 1637. (Verso) none.
George III catalogue entry:
Leucate La grande et signalée Victoire obtenue devant Laucate sur les Espagnols, par l’Armée du Roy commandée par le Dux de Halewin, avec la deffaite de leur Armée sous le Conte Serbellon, le 28 Septembre 1637: par Daret.
Subject(s)
Leucate, Languedoc-Roussillon, France (42°54ʹ38ʺN 03°01ʹ46ʺE)
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. 3016
Page revisions
25 May 2024
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