Kurtze und eigentliche Entwerffung der schweren Belägerung so die Stadt Leipzig und Vestung Bleissenburg vom 14. Octobr. biss 26. Novemb. dess 1642. Jahrs aussgestanden neben einem ausführlichen Bericht was sich von Tag zu Tag denckwirdiges dabey zugetragen vnd mit angehengter Erklärung der Ziffer-Zahlen so in dem Kupffer zu befinden

Birds-eye view engraving shows the walled city of Leipzig, Germany under siege by Swedish forces in 1642. Includes inset pictures of the castle fortress of Pleissenburg before and during the shelling and inset picture with detail of cannons. Inset in lower right corner includes key labeled A-Q identifiying locations labeled in the print.
Title from caption above image.
Lengthy German text in four columns below image.
"Bedeutung der Zifferzahlen so im Kupfferstück zu finden" [Meaning of the numbers identified in the copper engraving] in fourth column of text numbered 1-60.
Paas, J.R. German political broadsheet, 1600-1700 Vol. 7, P-2129
Reference copy in LOT 4601, no. 63.
Illustration in: Hauslab Album, plate 63.
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.