Siege of Ostend: shelling of the ships supplying the city, 1603, Figurliche Abbildung auff welcher weise die Schiffen in und auß Ostende, fur uber des Ertzhertzogen Battery, ohn angesehen daß gewaltig schiessen, uber die Geule fahren (title on object), Heavy shelling from the Spanish forts of the State ships trying to supply the city. By firing many shots from the city, a smoke screen was created to block the ships' view, 1603. Top left a cartouche with inscription in Latin. Above the print the title with explanation of the figures, below a description of the events, in German. Part of the illustrations to a journal of the siege of Ostend 1601-1604., print maker: anonymous, print maker: Baptista van Doetechum (possibly), Low Countries, 1603 - 1604, paper, etching, letterpress printing, height 171 mm × width 235 mmheight 350 mm × width 240 mm
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Siege, Ostend, shelling, ships supplying, city, 1603, Figurliche Abbildung auff welcher weise die Schiffen, und auß Ostende, fur uber des Ertzhertzogen Battery, ohn angesehen daß gewaltig schiessen, uber die Geule fahren, Heavy shelling, Spanish forts, State ships trying, supply, city, firing, shots, city, smoke screen, created, block, ships' view, 1603, Top left, cartouche, inscription, Latin, print, explanation, figures, description, events, German, Part, illustrations, journal, siege, Ostend 1601-1604, print maker, anonymous, print maker, Baptista van Doetechum, Low Countries, 1603, 1604, paper, etching, letterpress printing, height 171 mm, width 235 mm, height 350 mm, width 240 mm
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