Italy - Casalpusterlengo - Alessandria; Giuseppe Bagetti-Friedrich Schroeder-Pierre Sonnerat/Depot de la Guerre - [Lot of 2 views] Vue du Bourg de Casal-Pusterlengo/Vue de la Ville et Citadelle d’Alexandrie - 1821-1850

The engravings are plates XXVIII and XXXII taken from the work 'Vue des Champs de bataille de Napoleon en Italie dans les années 1796, 1797 et 1800 – drawn on site by Mr. Bagetti, captain engineer-geographer – engraved and completed at the Depot of War – Paris 1835.'

The plates are part of a series of large-format engravings created by numerous skilled engravers, based on drawings and sketches by Giuseppe Bagetti, depicting cities, villages, and battlefields that served as the theater of military operations during the Italian Campaigns under Napoleon Bonaparte's command.

View of Bourg de Casal-Pusterlengo, the French vanguard pursuing the Austrians, May 9, 1796.

Superb perspectival view depicting the village of Casalpusterlengo with the entry of the French troops of General Bonaparte, engraved in copper by Friederich Schroeder and printed on sturdy paper. In the lower left, the draughtsman; on the right, the engraver; and below, in the center, the title of the work. The verso is blank with wide margins; tears at the bottom, left, and right margins have been repaired with acid-free paper. There are traces of printing on the front and slight superficial dirt on the back. Dimensions: 497x790 mm. (sheet 720x1020 mm.)

View of the city and citadel of Alexandria, entrance of the French into this place following a treaty concluded with the King of Sardinia on May 5, 1796.

A panoramic view depicting the fortress and the city of Alessandria with the entry of the French troops of General Bonaparte, engraved in copper by Pierre Sonnerat and printed on sturdy paper. In the lower left corner is the designer, on the right the engraver, and below, in the center, the title of the work. The verso is blank with wide margins; small tears at the top, bottom, and right margins have been repaired with old paper.
Attached, light traces of superficial dirt on the back. Dimensions 497x790 mm. (sheet 720x1020 mm.)

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