The Conquest and Ruin of Tabor, Leopoldstad and the Danube Passage Bridge by the Turks = Capture of Tabor, Leopoldstad, and the bridge over the Danube Passage ruined by the Turks, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1683

In 1683, nicolaes visscher ii (1649-1702) published a series of ten prints about the turkish siege of the city of vienna with the most important pictures of the war. The prints were engraved by romeyn de hooghe (1645-1708) after drawings from the antwerp artist jacob peeters. The turkish army approached the city of vienna from the north-east. First the army tried to conquer big praterisland, now leopoldstadt, to occupy the four entrance bridges to the city. They succeeded only partly. The defenders of the city had to give up leopoldstadt and the tabor bastion, but only after destroying three of the four bridges. Object Type: print. Date: 1683. Place of creation: Amsterdam. Dimensions: 16,5 x 20,5 cm. Medium: copper engraving print. Collection: Koninklijke Bibliotheek. Atlas Van der Hagen-KW1049B10 051 2B-t Veroveren en ruineeren van Tabor, Leopold-stad en den Donauer pasbrug door de Turken = Prise de Tabor, Leopoldstat, et du pont sur le passage du Donau ruinees par les Turcqs