Coat of arms of Leiden organist Willem Cornelisz., who in 1578 acquired the right to call himself Van Duyvenbode. This as a reward for using his pigeons as carrier pigeons for communication during the siege between the city council of Leiden and the troops of the prince of Orange, Coat of arms of Willem Cornelisz. van Duyvenbode, 1578., print maker: Johannes van der Spyck, (mentioned on object), Leiden, 1736 - 1761, paper, etching, engraving, h 127 mm × w 80 mm
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