Thirty Years War (1618-48)
Maps, prints and letterpress text covering the major battles and sieges of the war
View of the siege of Breisach, 1638 (Breisach am Rhein, [Vieux-Brisach] Baden-Württemburg, Germany) 48°01'58"N 07°34'58"E
1638 or laterWoodcut map with letterpress title and letterpress text printed on same sheet; laid down on paper and then mounted on paper (Mount Type B); gilt edges top and right | 43.7 x 30.2 cm (image and sheet) | RCIN 722124
A high oblique view/map of the siege of Breisach 18 August-17 December 1638 in which Bernard of Saxe-Weimar (16 August 1604-18 July 1639), joined by French forces commanded by Jean-Baptiste Guébriant 1602-17 November 1643) and Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne (11 September 1611-27 July 1675), forced the commander of Breisach, Baron Hans Heinrich von Rheinach, to capitulate. Thirty Years War (1618-1648). Oriented with south to top.
There is no accompanying text to explain the letters and numbers which appear on the print.
Anonymous (printmaker)
Subject(s)
Army-GermanyArmy-FranceWatermark: Map and text: none visible. Backing paper: none visible. Mount: none.
Condition: two fold lines; worn, torn along bottom edge; two small holes in text area; brown ink stains to text area. Verso: considerable surface dirt; a fragment of letterpress text adheres to the verso. 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
43.7 x 30.2 cm (image and sheet)
33.3 x 30.0 cm (image of map)
40.9 x 40.4 cm (mount)
Printed title:
Le Plan & Pourtraict de la ville de BRISSAC prise par Monseigneur le Duc de VEYMARD. [across top of print]
Additional text:
[below view/map, letterpress, a song in eleven verses, celebrating the taking of Breisach, based on, or to be sung to, 'A la Cour d'Espagne':] Chanson Nouvelle de la prise de Brissac par le Duc de Veymard. Sur le chant A la Cour d'Espagne, &c.
Annotations:
George III heading: Brisach 1638.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top right and top centre, black pencil:] 1638. (Verso) none.
George III catalogue entry:
Brisach Plan et Pourtraict de la Ville de Brisac prise par le Duc de Weymar le 19 Dec.re 1638. engraved on wood.
Subject(s)
Breisach am Rhein, [Vieux-Brisach] Baden-Württemburg, Germany (48°01'58"N 07°34'58"E)
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. 3027
Page revisions
25 May 2024
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