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English: depiction of the coats of arms of the thirteen cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy. From the title page of La Republique des Suisses (1577), a French translation of Josias Simmlers De Republica Helvetiorum of 1576.
The cantonal coats of arms are numbered 1 to 13 in order of precedence. In the central circle are seven additional coats of arms of "eternal associates" of the confederacy, and two clasped hands as a symbol of confederation. The order of precedence is slightly different from the modern one: Zürich, Bern, Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, Zug, Glarus, Basel, Fribourg, Solothurn, Schaffhausen, Appenzell. (the modern order places Glarus in front of Zug and Fribourg and Solothurn in front of Basel). The lack of colours makes it impossible to distinguish the coats of arms of Fribourg and Solothurn. Those of Solothurn and Unterwalden would be identical even with colouring. The coats of arms of Schwyz and Unterwalden are still without heraldic designs; the added white cross to the coat of arms of Schwyz and the key to the coat of arms of Unterwalden both date to the first half of the 17th century. The seven coat of arms of associates are (in clockwise order) those of: The Abbey and the City of St. Gallen (each with a bear rampant), [undecipherable, perhaps Geneva?], Mulhouse (a mill's wheel), Biel (two axes), Rottweil (an eagle) and the League of God's House (ibex; for all of the Three Leagues?). The text of the title page reads as follows: LA REPVBLIQVE DES SVISSES. Comprise en deux livres, contenans le gouuernement de Suisse, lestat public des treize Cantons & de leurs Confederez, en general & en particulier, leurs bailliages & iurisdictions, l'origine & les conduites de toutes leurs alliances, leurs batailles, victoires, conquestes & autres gestes memorables, depois l'Emperer Raoul de Habspourg iusques a Charles le Quint. Descrite en Latin par IOSIAS SIMLER de Zurich & pouellement mise en Francois.
Pour Antoine Chupin & Francois le Preux. M. D. LXXVII. |
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Source | La Republique des Suisses, copy kept at the Landesmuseum Zürich |
Author | Antoine Chupin & Francois le Preux |
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