Antique Print Smederevo
Striking and highly detailed antique print featuring a bird-eye’s view of the city of Smederevo, in Serbia, sieged by the Turkish Armies. A drape style cartouche including lettered key A-K in the top right corner completes the plate.
From the book Historia di Leopoldo Cesare continente le cose più memorabili successe in Europa, dal 1656 sino al 1670 written by Galeazzo Gualdo Priorato, an Italian military, historian, and writer of the 17th century.
Engraved by Flemish engraver and printmaker, Gaspar Bouttats the Elder.
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Dimensions: 431 x 312 mm; 17 x 12 inches (approx)
Year: 1670
Author:Â Galeazzo Gualdo Priorato
Publisher: Johann Baptist Hacque
Engraver: Gaspar Bouttats the Elder
Technique: Copperplate
Condition:Â Some lines of folding, few minor stains, and imperfections, in good condition.
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Item will be shipped in a cardboard tube.Â
For other details of item condition, please see the photos. More photos available on demand. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.Â
This is an original antique map. We don’t sell reproductions.