Baroque fortifications - map curiosity; Johann Ulrich Stapf - Das Festung Baues Spiel - 1721-1750
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Copper engraving sheet titled Das Festung Baues Spiel by Johann Ulrich Stapf of Augsburg, a rare German edition of Le Jeu des Fortifications (c. 1720), measuring 48 × 67 cm with contemporary hand colour, depicting fortification concepts for a board or card game, in good condition as a map curiosity.
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A copperplate engraving sheet for a board or card game entitled ‘Das Festung Baues Spiel’ (The Fortress Building Game). This is a German-language version of the French game ‘Le Jeu des Fortifications’. Original copperplate engraving from c. 1720 by Johann Ulrich Stapf in Augsburg.
The game was designed to teach military tactics and the art of fortification, which were developed during the reign of Louis XIV.
The sheet is designed as a sheet with 52 squares, which could either be cut out and used as a card game or played as a complete board game.
Contents: Each square depicts a different aspect of military fortification, ranging from geometric principles to various defensive elements, with corresponding descriptions in German. Players rolled the dice to move in a spiral pattern across the board, starting from the bottom left; the first player to reach square 53 in the centre was declared the winner.
Publisher: This special German edition was published by Johann Ulrich Stapf in Augsburg. Date of publication: c. 1720
Extremely rare.
image size: 48 x 67 cm
Condition
Sheet with a central fold and additional folds along the left and right margins; slightly stained; the folds on the left and right have backed tears; two further tears backed that extend into the illustration; otherwise in good condition
A copperplate engraving sheet for a board or card game entitled ‘Das Festung Baues Spiel’ (The Fortress Building Game). This is a German-language version of the French game ‘Le Jeu des Fortifications’. Original copperplate engraving from c. 1720 by Johann Ulrich Stapf in Augsburg.
The game was designed to teach military tactics and the art of fortification, which were developed during the reign of Louis XIV.
The sheet is designed as a sheet with 52 squares, which could either be cut out and used as a card game or played as a complete board game.
Contents: Each square depicts a different aspect of military fortification, ranging from geometric principles to various defensive elements, with corresponding descriptions in German. Players rolled the dice to move in a spiral pattern across the board, starting from the bottom left; the first player to reach square 53 in the centre was declared the winner.
Publisher: This special German edition was published by Johann Ulrich Stapf in Augsburg. Date of publication: c. 1720
Extremely rare.
image size: 48 x 67 cm
Condition
Sheet with a central fold and additional folds along the left and right margins; slightly stained; the folds on the left and right have backed tears; two further tears backed that extend into the illustration; otherwise in good condition
Details
Era
1400-1900
Number of objects
1
Country
Baroque fortifications
Geographical specification
map curiosity
Map maker/publisher
Johann Ulrich Stapf
Map/book title
Das Festung Baues Spiel
Period
1721-1750
Condition
Good
Technique
Copper engraving
Additional Information
rare
Map colour
Contemporary hand colour
Height
48 cm
Width
67 cm
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