Memorial of German military events from the year 1702. Engraving, c. 1722.

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26396i
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All the subjects are battles except for 6 and 7, which are maps of Landau and Ulm, and the centerpiece, which shows putti with scrolls showing dates and names of German men in Latin

Physical description

1 print : line engraving with etching ; platemark 18 x 21.3 cm

Lettering

Memorabilia A: MDCCII. Gedenckwürdigkeiten des 1702ten Jahres ... Captions underneath each picture: "1. Cremonæ Villaregius captus. Der Villroi ist hin. d. 1 Febr. 2. Guil: succedit Anna in Anglia. Anna wird Königin. d. 19 Mart. 3. Seditio in Gebenuæ montibus. Seyenner machen Lärmen. d. May. 4. Pugna ad Clissoviam. Die Pohlen davon schwärmen. d. 19 Jul. 5. Prælium ad Luzzaram. Anjou ist weit von Schuss. d. 15 Aug. 6. Landavia capta a Cæsare. Landau sich geben muss. d. 9 Sept. 7. Ulma intercepta a Bavaro. Ulm wird bald überfallen. d. 8 Sept. 8. Venloa capta a Batavis. Fur Vento Stücke Knallen. d. 25 Sept. 9. Classis Ind. in Vigo portu direpta. Umb Silber sprengt man Ketten. d. 22 Oct. 10. Noteburgum a Muschis captū. Notburg kan niemand retten. d. 12 Oct"

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One engraving in a series of historical calendars in the Wellcome Library

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Wellcome Collection 26396i

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