Antique Map-BATTLE OF BREITENFELD-GERMANY-30 YEARS’ WAR-Biller-Rothenburg-1837

‘SCHLACHT BEI BREITENFELD, DEN 7. SEPTEMBER 1631. ‘

This original antique plate shows the Battle of Breitenfeld, fought near Leipzig on 7 September 1631. It was the Protestants’ first major victory of the Thirty Years War.

Made by F. Biller after Rothenburg.

Steel engraving on wove (vellin) paper.

Condition: good, given age. Some foxing, mainly in the margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

BATTLE OF BREITENFELD-GERMANY-30 YEARS’ WAR

PCO-BOX-ROTHENBURG

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From: ‘Schlachten-Atlas’, by Friedrich Rudolf von Rothenburg, published in 18 ed. from 1837-1853. This work covers plans and descriptions of important military battles that took place between the year 357 (Strassburg) and 1831 (Ostroleka). Exact ed. unknown. Set contains original plan and original descriptive text pages.

Reference: Engelmann 77; Graesse VI.