[WARSAW]. Praelium ad Warsauiam dies Secundis 19 Julij 1656. copperplate with etching 29.7x55,...

[WARSAW]. Praelium ad Warsauiam dies Secundis 19 Julij 1656. copperplate with etching 29.7x55.8 cm.
Imago Pol. H20b/5 (reprod.); Heyduk 20. Second day of the battle of Warsaw on July 19, 1656. The engraving is from S. Pufendorf's work "De rebus a Carolo Gustavo [...]" (Nuremberg 1696). The plate according to the drawing by E. Dahlbergh ryt. W. Swiddle (signed under the engraving on the right). Title and explanations in a large oval cartouche on the left, the cartouche closed with a laurel wreath with coats of arms. Under the composition, across its width a sash with the designation of the various military formations and the names of the commanders. In the foreground a realistic image of the battle on the Praga side. The settlement of Bródno and the burning Bialoleka are visible. In the distance, on the other bank of the Vistula, the left bank part of the capital is visible. Etching reflected from two plates. Repaired losses in the margins, especially on the sides, copy after conservation.