Johann Martin Lerch - Fortezza di Boros Jeno Lerch, incit

Birds-eye view print shows view of the six sided fortress castle of Boros Jeno in modern day Romania under siege by Turkish forces in 1660. View shows the fortress surrounded by swamp and Ottoman troop encampments. Includes views of tents, troop formations encircling the fortress. The city of Boros Yena (Turkish: Yanova) was captured by the Turks on August 1, 1660. Key at bottom of the print identifies details labeled A-K. The pashas referred to in the key are Köprülü Mehmet Paşa, Gürcü Kenan Paşa, Köprülüzade Fâzıl Ahmed Paşa, and Hüseyin Paşa.
Title from first line of key caption.
Reference copy in LOT 4601, no. 223.
Illustration in: Hauslab Album, plate 223.
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.