Italy - Mortara; Galeazzo Gualdo Priorato - Dissegno di Mortara - 1661-1680

The copperplate engraving depicts a map of the siege of Mortara in 1658. It shows how the town was besieged by French troops from 3 August 1658 onwards and finally surrendered on 25 August. The copperplate engraving is taken from a historical work by the Italian historian, military officer and diplomat Galeazzo Gualdo Priorato (1606–1678), which was published in Vienna around 1670. Sheet size 31 x 39 cm Condition Trimmed at the top to just beyond the border; a small, repaired tear at the top; creases smoothed out; traces of mounting verso.

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