Eigentliche Beschreibung der Stadt und Vestung Griechischweissenburg neben warhafftem Bericht, welcher gestalten dieselbe den 6. Septembr. Anno 1688, durch Irho Chur-Fürstl. Durchl. in Bayrn mit stürmender Hand erobert worden

Print shows a birds-eye view of a 1688 siege of the walled city of Belgrade on the confluence of the Danube "Donauflus" and Sava "Sauflus" rivers captured from the Turks on September 6, 1688. Picture shows cannons firing into the city. In the left foreground is a tent and three generals standing overlooking the scene below, troop encampments are visible on the outskirts away from the city.
Title from caption above image.
Paas, J.R. German political broadsheet, 1600-1700 Vol. 12, P-3623
Reference copy in LOT 4601, no. 143.
Illustration in: Hauslab Album, plate 143.
Lengthy German text in two columns below image.
Original album; Purchase; 1950.
Formerly: PR13 CN1950:R01. Originals were housed in blind-tooled morocco album 11 x 17 in. Original binding in P&P Suppl. Archives.