Thirty Years War (1618-48)
Maps, prints and letterpress text covering the major battles and sieges of the war
View of the siege of Thionville, 1643 (Thionville, Lorraine, France) 49°22ʹ00ʺN 06°10ʹ00ʺE
c.1644Etching and engraving; printed on paper; mounted on paper (Mount Type B, re-using a Mount Type A); gilt edge, left and right | 13.3 x 53.3 cm (image and neatline) | RCIN 723030
A high oblique view and map of Thionville, besieged from 17 June to 10 August 1643 by the French, commanded by Louis de Bourbon, Duc d’Enghien (8 September 1621-11 December 1686) resulting in the capitulation of the Spanish garrison. Thirty Years War (1618-1648). Oriented with east to top.
See RCIN 723029.a. This view of the siege of Thionville by Collignon was designed to be pasted above RCIN 723029.a, with the text at RCIN 723029.b pasted in two columns, one to each side of the images.
François Collignon (c.1610-87) (etcher) [bottom left, inside neatline:] f. Colignon fec.
Subject(s)
Army-FranceWatermark: Print: none visible. Mount: none.
Condition: one fold line
13.3 x 53.3 cm (image and neatline)
cropped (platemark)
13.6 x 53.4 cm (sheet)
15.2 x 54.4 cm (mount)
Printed title:
PRO / FIL de TEONVIL= / LE. [top centre, in banderole]
Annotations:
George III heading: Thionville 17 June – 10 August 1643.
Other annotations: none.
George III catalogue entry:
Thionville Vue de Thionville assiegée par le Duc d’Enguien en 1643: par F. Collignon.
Subject(s)
Thionville, Lorraine, France (49°22ʹ00ʺN 06°10ʹ00ʺE)
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. 3125
Page revisions
23 May 2024
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