Gotta

Perspective plan of the city of Gotha during the siege of 1567.

The title "GOTTA" is engraved at the top center. Oriented with the north on the left.

Toponymic indications are given in the table.

Etching and engraving with fine original colouring, trimmed inside the platemark, in good condition.

The city is surrounded by troops and military camps of the imperial army led by prince elector Augustus of Saxony. The reason for the attack was the rejection of the duke John Federico of Saxony to the extradition of the knight Wilhem von Grumbach (1503-1567), at his service since 1557, with whom he was driving a revolt that was to give the duke the Saxon electoral dignity, taken from his father, and from the knight, the lost dominions of Franconia and other purchases.

After the attack on Würzburg in 1563, Emperor Maximilian II pronounced the imperial ban against Grumbach. After a brief siege, Grumbach, who had taken refuge in the fortress of Grimmenstein, was captured and then executed, while the duke was imprisoned.