"Villa Viziola." [Vila Viçosa] in Portugal
Summary
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Birds-eye view print shows plan with troop formations outside of a town identified as "Villa Viziola." [Vila Viçosa] in Portugal. Under the Marquis of Caracena, Spanish troops captured the village from the Portuguese Duke of Braganza in 1665.
Title from first line of key caption.
Reference copy in LOT 4601, no. 219.
Illustration in: Hauslab Album, plate 219.
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.
Tags
Date
01/01/1665
Location
portugal
Source
Library of Congress
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