Siege of Antwerp by Farnese, 1585, Obsessio Antverpiae Alexandro Imperante 1585 (title on object), Map of the siege of Antwerp in the years 1584-1585 by the Spanish army under Alessando Farnese, the Duke of Parma. Map of the drowned land around the Scheldt between Antwerp and Hulst. Top left an ornamental cartouche with Justice and Peace, decorated with scrollwork and with the coats of arms of Philip II and the Duke of Parma. Top right inset with the ship bridge, below it the legends A-Cc and 1-40 in Latin. Below are maps of the forts and redoubts involved in the battle. Bottom right two allegorical figures related to Surveying or Geometry near the scales., print, print maker: anonymous, Southern Netherlands, (possibly), 1585, paper, engraving, height, 765 mm × width, 550 mm
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Siege, Antwerp, Farnese, 1585, Obsessio Antverpiae Alexandro Imperante 1585, title, object, Map, siege, years 1584-1585, Spanish army under Alessando Farnese, Duke, Parma, drowned land, Scheldt, Hulst, Top left, ornamental cartouche, Justice, Peace, decorated, scrollwork, coats, arms, Philip II, Top right inset, ship bridge, legends A-Cc, 1-40, Latin, maps, forts, redoubts involved, battle, Bottom right two allegorical figures related, Surveying, Geometry near, scales, print, print maker, anonymous, Southern Netherlands, paper, engraving, height, 765 mm × width, 550 mm
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