Thirty Years War (1618-48)
Maps, prints and letterpress text covering the major battles and sieges of the war
View of the Rhine River, 1637
1637 or laterEtched and engraved map/view printed on paper and letterpress text printed on a separate sheet of paper; mounted together on one sheet of paper (Mount Type B); gilt edges, top and right | 24.4 x 29.8 cm (image and sheet) | RCIN 722115
A high oblique view/map of a boat bridge across the Rhine with a bridgehead on each side constructed by Bernard of Saxe-Weimar (16 August 1604-18 July 1639), fighting on the French side, and under attack by the Imperial army general Johann von Werth (1591-16 January 1652). Thirty Years War (1618-1648).
Arnold von Kempen (active 1637-55) (publisher) [along bottom of text:] Seindt zu finden bij der den Minnenbrüdern bey Arnoldt Kempens.
Watermark: View/map: fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, the letter D below. Text: double-headed eagle. Mount: none.
Condition: view/map: one fold line. Text: one fold line; brown discolouration to both sides of view/map and text; some foxing to both sides of the mount. Pressure marks from the mounts of items which were kept above and below this print and text in a different collection are present on the recto and verso
24.4 x 29.8 cm (image and sheet)
cropped (platemark)
23.0 x 29.8 cm (neatline)
23.6 x 26.8 cm (sheet of text)
52.6 x 39.9 cm (mount)
Printed title:
Eigentliche Abbildung dero von Hertzog Bernhardt gemachter Schantzen, und wie dieslbe / von Ohrer Exc: Freÿherr Iohan von Werth den 12 Septemb: A: 1637 angefallen und besturmet sampt dē gētzlig verlauft. [across top of view]
Printed title:
Eigentlicher unnd warhaffter Bericht … [and] Munitionis, a Duce Vvimmariensi extru- / ctæ vera delineatio … [letterpress text, below view/map, in two columns, in German and Latin]
Annotations:
George III heading: The Duke of Weimar’s fortifications and Bridge over the Rhine attacked by General de Wert on the 12.th of Sept.r 1637.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top right, black pencil:] 1637. (Verso) none.
George III catalogue entry:
Rhine Eigentliche Abbildung dero von Hertzog Bernhardt gemachter Schantzen und wie dieselbe von Ihrer Exc. Freyher Johan von Werth den 12 Septemb. 1637 angefallen und besturmet sampt den getzlig. verlauff: bey Arnold Kempens.
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, 3017
Page revisions
3 November 2024
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