Siege of Montauban, 1621 (Montauban, Midi-Pyrénées, France) 44°01ʹ00ʺN 01°21ʹ00ʺE published 1621
Letterpress text printed on paper; mounted on paper (Mount Type A) | 26.6 x 38.2 cm (image and sheet) (image) | RCIN 722004.b
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Letterpress text to accompany the view of Montauban at RCIN 722004.a.
Dedication: [bottom right:] ALL' ILL.MO ET REVER.MO SIG. / IL SIGNOR / CARD. DE SOVRDI / PADRON COLEND.MO / GIOSEPPE DE ROSSI DD.
Additional text: [below title, a key, 1-63:] TAVOLA DELLI LVOGHI, PIAZZE, E FORTIFICATIONI DELLA CITTA / DI MONT'ALBANO NOTATI DAL NVMERO DI CIFRA.
Condition: one fold line. Pressure marks from the mounts of items which were kept below this print in a different collection are present on the verso.Provenance
From the collection of Cassiano dal Pozzo (1588-22 October 1657); inherited by his brother, Carlo Antonio dal Pozzo (1606-1689); sold by Carlo Antonio's grandson to Clement XI, 1703; acquired by Cardinal Alessandro Albani by 1714, from whom purchased by George III in 1762
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Letterpress text printed on paper; mounted on paper (Mount Type A)
Measurements
26.6 x 38.2 cm (image and sheet) (image)
cropped (platemark)
33.3 x 45.3 cm (mount)
Markings
watermark: Five-pointed crown with six-pointed star above
annotation: Old heading: Montauban 1621. Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top, left of centre, red pencil:] 1/128 [and, black pencil:] I/132.
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LA PIANTA DELLA CITTA DI MONT’ALBANO, / CON VN BREVE DISCORSO DI QVANTO E OCCORSO / SINO AL PRESENTE NELL’ASSEDIO DI ESSA.
Montauban. La Pianta della Citta di Montalbano, con un breve discorso di quanto e occorso sino al presente nell' Assedio di essa 1621: per G. Mascardi ad instanza di G. de Rossi, 1621.
