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David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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Author:
Callot, Jacques (1592-1635)
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Callot, Jacques (1592-1635)
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Date:
1631
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1631
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Short Title:
(The Siege of the Citadel of Saint Martin on the Isle de Re)
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(The Siege of the Citadel of Saint Martin on the Isle de Re)
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Publisher:
Jacques Callot
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Jacques Callot
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Publisher Location:
Nancy, France
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Nancy, France
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Type:
Wall Map
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View
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133
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Note:
These are a set of six prints illustrating the Siege of the Citadel of Saint Martin on the Isle de Re. Callot also engraved the Seige of La Rochelle at the same time, also in six prints with decorative borders (Lieure 655). Both are remarkable, but the Seige of Saint Martin view is extraordinary in its use of engraving line darkness to indicate depth of space, a technique that Callot pioneered. These famous battle scenes were drawn and etched by Callot as bird's-eye views and maps. Callot received commissions to commemorate these two spectacular battle scenes from Louis XIII in 1628. The Siege of La Rochelle and St. Martin on the L'Ile de Re took place between the French Royal forces of Louis XIII and the Huguenots of La Rochelle and the English forces of Charles I at St. Martin in the years 1625-1628. The Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, occurred in the French isle of Ile de Ré around the fortress of the city of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, when Duke of Buckingham tried to occupy the island in 1627. After three months of combat and sieges however, Governor Toiras and a relief force of French ships and troops managed to repel the Duke of Buckingham, who was forced to withdraw in defeat. This encounter followed another defeat for Buckingham, the 1625 Cádiz Expedition, and is considered as the opening conflict of the Anglo-French War of 1627-1629, itself a part of the Thirty Years' War.
note
These are a set of six prints illustrating the Siege of the Citadel of Saint Martin on the Isle de Re. Callot also engraved the Seige of La Rochelle at the same time, also in six prints with decorative borders (Lieure 655). Both are remarkable, but the Seige of Saint Martin view is extraordinary in its use of engraving line darkness to indicate depth of space, a technique that Callot pioneered. These famous battle scenes were drawn and etched by Callot as bird's-eye views and maps. Callot received commissions to commemorate these two spectacular battle scenes from Louis XIII in 1628. The Siege of La Rochelle and St. Martin on the L'Ile de Re took place between the French Royal forces of Louis XIII and the Huguenots of La Rochelle and the English forces of Charles I at St. Martin in the years 1625-1628. The Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, occurred in the French isle of Ile de Ré around the fortress of the city of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, when Duke of Buckingham tried to occupy the island in 1627. After three months of combat and sieges however, Governor Toiras and a relief force of French ships and troops managed to repel the Duke of Buckingham, who was forced to withdraw in defeat. This encounter followed another defeat for Buckingham, the 1625 Cádiz Expedition, and is considered as the opening conflict of the Anglo-French War of 1627-1629, itself a part of the Thirty Years' War.
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Reference:
MEAUME 0532, our copy is his18th century version without the elaborate decorative borders, instead the simple three panels at the bottom and 46 identified objects in the view, instead of 47 in the original issue of 1631. Lieure 654 is the original version with the 10 decorative engraved borders - Lieure 656-659. Lieure includes various letters from 1784 and 1861 that indicate two restrikes of the plates on those dates. Our copy could be from either date, but more likely the 1861.
reference
MEAUME 0532, our copy is his18th century version without the elaborate decorative borders, instead the simple three panels at the bottom and 46 identified objects in the view, instead of 47 in the original issue of 1631. Lieure 654 is the original version with the 10 decorative engraved borders - Lieure 656-659. Lieure includes various letters from 1784 and 1861 that indicate two restrikes of the plates on those dates. Our copy could be from either date, but more likely the 1861.
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Country:
France
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France
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Region:
Poitou Region (France)
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Poitou Region (France)
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Subject:
Pictorial map
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Pictorial map
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Subject:
Military
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Military
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Full Title:
(The Siege of the Citadel of Saint Martin on the Isle de Re)
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(The Siege of the Citadel of Saint Martin on the Isle de Re)
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List No:
8685.000
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8685.000
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Publication Author:
Callot, Jacques (1592-1635)
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Callot, Jacques (1592-1635)
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Pub Date:
1631
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1631
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Pub Title:
(The Siege of the Citadel of Saint Martin on the Isle de Re)
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(The Siege of the Citadel of Saint Martin on the Isle de Re)
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Pub List No:
8685.000
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8685.000
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Pub Type:
Wall Map
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Wall Map
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Pub Type:
View
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View
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Pub Height cm:
133
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134
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Image No:
8685000.jp2
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Download 1:
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Authors:
Callot, Jacques (1592-1635)
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