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United Provinces of the Netherlands: Breda (now in Noord-Brabant province, the Netherlands)....
Catalogue reference: WO 78/335
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This record is about the United Provinces of the Netherlands: Breda (now in Noord-Brabant province, the Netherlands).... dating from [? 1628-late 17th century] in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 78/335
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1628-late 17th century]
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Description (What the record is about)
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United Provinces of the Netherlands: Breda (now in Noord-Brabant province, the Netherlands). 5 items. (4-5) Two copies of a map (partly a perspective view) of the town and its environs, showing the nature of the terrain, villages, rivers, and the positions of Spanish troops besieging the town, [1624-1625]; in the foreground is a panoramic view of the Spanish camp, showing [General Spinola] and his officers on horseback, with their entourage. Decorative border; coat of arms of Spain. Scale: 1 inch to 1,000 feet. Compass rose. Item (4) drawn and engraved by Jacques Callot, [?1628]; item (5) is a later edition produced by Israël Silvestre, Paris. (3) A printed reference table, in French and Spanish, to items (4-5); damaged and repaired at the left-hand side, with the missing information restored in MS. (1-2) MS continuation of the reference table, in French only.
Breda was held as part of the Spanish Netherlands from the end of the siege, on 2 June 1625, until its recapture by the United Provinces in 1637 (confirmed in 1648). This engraving was commissioned after the Spanish victory by the Infanta Isabella-Clara-Eugenia; the suggested date of 1628 for Callot's engraving is from the British Library Catalogue. According to Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, Silvestre died in 1691.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- U 7/6, U 8/3
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French and Spanish
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 120 cm x 142cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:12000
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 3584
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3269271/
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