Thirty Years War (1618-48)
Maps, prints and letterpress text covering the major battles and sieges of the war
View of the Battle of Nördlingen, 1634 (Nördlingen, Bavaria, Germany) 48°51ʹ04ʺN 10°29ʹ19ʺE
1634 or laterEtching; printed on paper; laid down on paper; mounted on paper (Mount Type B); gilt edge, top | 16.9 x 29.3 cm (neatline) | RCIN 722080
A view and description of the Battle of Nördlingen, fought on 5-6 September 1634 between the Holy Roman Empire with Spain and the Bavarian League, commanded by the future Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand of Hungary (13 July 1608-2 April 1657) and Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria (1609/10-9 November 1641) and Sweden with the forces of Saxe-Weimar and the Heilbronn League, commanded by Gustav Horn af Björneborg (22 October 1592-10 May 1657) and Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar (16 August 1604-18 July 1639) resulting in an Imperial victory. Thirty Years War (1618-1648).
The oval portrait, top centre, may be of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Anonymous (printmaker)
Subject(s)
Army-SwedenArmy-SpainArmy-Holy Roman EmpireWatermark: Print: double-headed eagle, crown above. Mount: none. Backing paper: Indistinct, three circles, one above the other, a cross within the top circle?
Condition: verso: ink smudges; pressure marks from the mounts of items which were kept below this print in a different collection
16.9 x 29.3 cm (neatline)
20.3 x 29.3 cm (image)
cropped (platemark)
21.0 x 29.7 cm (sheet)
24.0 x 37.3 cm (mount)
Printed title:
Gründlich und Warhaffte Abbildung Was gestalt Ihr Königl: Maÿ: In Hungeren und Behaimb Ferdinandus der 3. diß Namens den / 6. Septembris diß 1634. Jahrs wider den Feindt nür ein große Victori erhalten. [bottom, below view]
Additional text:
[bottom, below title, a brief account of the battle. Text begins:] Nach dem den 5. September A. 1634. der Feündt die Statt Norlingen …
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Nordlingen 6 September 1634.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, black pencil:] II/68; [bottom right, black pencil:] [?] Nordlingen.
George III catalogue entry:
Nordlingen A View of the Battle of Nordlingen, gained by the Imperialists over the Swedes on the 6.th of Sept.r 1634.
Subject(s)
Nördlingen, Bavaria, Germany (48°51ʹ04ʺN 10°29ʹ19ʺE)
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. 2957
Page revisions
25 May 2024
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