Coins and Medals Department, Pushkin
Отдел Коллекция Проекты Научная работа отдела Библиотека События Партнеры Меценаты

Capture of Kexholm,
September 8 (19), 1710

Author

Müller/ Miller/ Myller Philipp Heinrich

Materials

tin

Size

45,5 мм

Provenance

From the collection of Alexander Stakhovich , 1983

Inventory №

251835

Obverse

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

Bust of Tsar Peter I facing right (M1)

Signed: M (Muller)

Reverse

IMPERIO LAETI PARET CARELA GRADIVI.

Mars sitting right, holding city crown. In the background overview of topographical plan of fortress with inscription CARELA .at./ KEXHOLM

In exergue: CAPTA 8.SEPT./ ST.V.

Comments

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

Literature

Russian Victories 2009, 370

Keywords

PLAN OF THE SIEGE OF KEKSHOLM FORTRESS

Print N 16 from the "Book of Mars" (1st edition)

Author

Unknown engraver of the St.Peterburg printing-office

Size

237x355; 210x305

Provenance

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

Inventory №

Гр-6570