1717
Hand-coloured Homann map of the Hungarian war theatre showing Petrovaradin
Johann Baptist Homann's war theatre of Serbia and the Banat of Temesvar, published at Nuremberg to show every battle and captured place of Prince Eugene's campaigns of 1716 and 1717. Peterwardein is lettered in capitals on the Danube at the left, with Kamenitz, Ratzenstatt, Futak dated 9 June 1717, Illok, Carlovitz and the chapel of S. Mar. de Pace beside it, and the frontier fixed by the peace of 1699 running east as a broken line. An inset at the top right gives the battle of 5 August 1716 in plan, with the bridge redoubt and the island redoubt; another carries the siege of Belgrade to its surrender on 19 August 1717.
Published by Johann Baptist Homann
On the card
Neu-Geographisch vorgestelltes UNGARISCHES KRIEGS-THEATRUM in Servien und dem Bannat Temeswar, / Cum Privilegio S. C. M. / Worinen die glückliche Progressen Kayserl. siegreichen Waffen unter Commando des Durchl. Princ. Eugenii von Savoyen, mit allen bisher in 2 Feldzügen 1716 und 1717 gehaltenen Schlachten und eroberten Plätzen, in Kupfer gewiesen werden von Ioh. Bapt. Homann, der Röm. Kays. Majt. Geographo in Nürnberg. / Temeswar wurde belagert von den Kayserl. den 25 Aug 1716
The Hungarian theatre of war newly presented geographically, in Serbia and the Banat of Timisoara. With the privilege of His Sacred Caesarean Majesty. In which the fortunate progress of the Imperial victorious arms under the command of the Most Serene Prince Eugene of Savoy, with all the battles fought and places taken in the two campaigns of 1716 and 1717, are shown in copper by Johann Baptist Homann, Geographer to the Roman Imperial Majesty, at Nuremberg. Timisoara was besieged by the Imperial forces on 25 August 1716.
- Date
- 1717
- Source
- Europeana /318/marc_nli_002541036
- Credit
- National Library of Israel via Europeana
- Licence
- Public domain
- Size
- 14715 × 12749 px