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Translated title: True and thorough depiction of the Imperial city of Überlingen on Lake Constance ... DLC Cited title (from Paas): Überlingen, captured by French forces (30 January 1643) and recaptured by Bavarian and imperialist forces 20 January 1644
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Überlingen--(Germany : Bodenseekreis) Überlingen (Bodenseekreis, Germany) 1640-1650 Germany Germany--Überlingen--(Germany : Bodenseekreis) |
| Description | Birds-eye view print shows the plan of the city of Überlingen on the shore of Lake Constance in 1644 looking north across out from the shoreline. Remainder of the title relates that the city fell into the hands of the French on January 30, 1643 but was recaptured by General Franz von Mercy on January 20, 1644. Visible are troop locations around the perimeter of the town on land and ships on the water. Below the print are three columns of text in German. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Forts & fortifications--Germany--Überlingen--(Germany : Bodenseekreis)--1640-1650. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648--Campaigns & battles. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Cities & towns--Überlingen--(Germany : Bodenseekreis)--1640-1650. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Ships--1640-1650. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648--Campaigns--Germany--Pictorial works. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Campaigns & battles--Germany--Überlingen--(Germany : Bodenseekreis)--1640-1650. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Überlingen (Bodenseekreis, Germany)--1640-1650. |
| Alternative Title | Wahrhaffter vnd in Grundgelegter Abriss der Kays. Reichstatt Vberlingen am Bodensee gelegen welche durch grobes Schandtliches vbersehen vnd Vnfürsichtigkeit selbiger Burgerschafft den 30. Januarij Anno 1643. In die Händ[e] der Frantzosen gerahten, hernach aber den 20 Januarij diss Anno 1644 Jahrs von der Chur Bayrischen Reichs Armada durch Ihr Exell. Herrn Feldzeugmaister Mertsi widerumb (vnd wie vor Augen zusehen) mit Schantzen vnd Reduten ploquiert vnd umbringt worden. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
