Coins and Medals Department, Pushkin
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Capture of Elbing,
January 28, 1710

Author

Müller/ Miller/ Myller Philipp Heinrich

Materials

silver

Weight

41,50 гр

Size

45,5 мм

Provenance

From the collection of Alexander Stakhovich, 1983

Inventory №

251807

Obverse

PETRVS ALEXII FIL. D.G. RVSS. IMP. M. DVX MOSCOVIAE.

Bust of Tsar Peter I facing right (M1)

Signed: M (Muller)

Reverse

ELBINGA MARTIALI INDVSTRIA CAPTA

River God reclining right, facing to the plan of fortress, leaning on vase with flowing water. Solder holding flaming grenade and scaling-ladder, moving left through water to the wall of the fortress

In exergue: DIE X. FEBR./ S.V.

 

 

Comments

Plan of fortress on the reverse reproduced engraving from "Book of Mars"

Literature

Zavorotnaya 1988 (№ 37); Shchukina 2006 (№ 88); Russian Victories 2009, 334

Keywords

PLAN OF ELBING FORTRESS,
1710

Engraved for the "Book of Mars"

Author

Piter Picart, studio

Size

647x827

Estate

на двух листах

Provenance

Collection of D.A. Rovinsky (St Petersburg), Rumyantsev museum (1898), Pushkin museum (1924)

Inventory №

Гр-59598