Maps, prints and letterpress text covering the major battles and sieges of the war
View of the siege of Gravelines, 1644 (Gravelines, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France) 50°59ʹ11ʺN 20°07ʹ41ʺE
1644 or laterEtching and engraving; printed on paper; mounted on paper (Mount Type B); gilt edges left and right | 19.8 x 50.8 cm (image and sheet) | RCIN 723050
A high oblique view of the Spanish-held town of Gravelines, besieged from 16 May to 29 July by the French, commanded by Gaston, Duc d'Orléans (25 April 1608-2 February 1660) resulting in the capitulation of the town on 29 July 1644. Thirty Years War (1618-1648).
The title is in a banderole whose streamers are wound into the monogram GG [Gaston Gravelines] and decorated with three fleurs-de-lys and two quills.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Navy-DutchArmy-FranceNavy-FranceWatermark: Print: bunch of grapes with an indistinct letter underneath. Mount: none.
Condition: one fold line; some pressure marks to verso
19.8 x 50.8 cm (image and sheet)
cropped (platemark)
25.9 x 54.5 cm (mount)
Printed title:
GRAVELINES / ASSIEGEE ET PRISE PAR / MONSEIG. LE DVC D’ORLEANS / L’AN 1644. [top centre, in banderole]
Annotations:
George III heading: Gravelines 26 May – 29 July 1644.
Other annotations: none.
George III catalogue entry:
Gravelines Gravelines assiegée et prise par le Duc d’Orleans le 29 Juillet 1644.
Subject(s)
Gravelines, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (50°59ʹ11ʺN 20°07ʹ41ʺE)
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. 3151
Page revisions
25 May 2024
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