Sedan - V. M. Coronelli 1689

Engraved plate depicting the fortified city and plan of Sedan, issued from Città, Fortezze, Isole e Porti principali dell’Europa (...). The composition relates to a major strategic center of northwestern Europe, structured according to late 17th-century cartographic conventions.

The layout is defined by clarity and precision, with a careful delineation of bastioned fortifications, urban layout, and surrounding landscape. The engraved line, clean and analytical, provides an ordered reading of the space, balancing documentary function and formal rendering.

This example represents Venetian editorial production of its time and belongs to the tradition of military cartography, constituting a significant testimony to the representation of fortified cities in the early modern period.

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Art Historical Note
Vincenzo Maria Coronelli stands among the leading figures of Baroque cartography, distinguished by scientific rigor, engraving quality, and wide editorial influence.

The work belongs to Città, Fortezze, Isole e Porti principali dell’Europa, conceived as an illustrated repertory of major European strongholds. Such examples, often intended for scholarly and military audiences, document the strategic importance of cartography in the study and representation of urban defenses.

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Technical Sheet
Type: View / Plan
Author: Vincenzo Maria Coronelli
Engraver(s): Not specified
Publisher: D. Padovani
Place: Venice
Period: 1689
Material: Paper
Technique: Etching
Decoration: Bastioned plan with urban view
Dimensions:
Sheet: 43 × 56.5 cm
Plate: 26 × 43 cm
Marks / signatures / inscriptions: Engraved title

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Condition Report
Sheet in very good overall condition.
Minor age-related wear.
Engraved surface clear and well preserved.
Verso blank.