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Siege of Ostend around the end of 1603
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Siege of Ostend around the end of 1603

Floris Balthasarsz. van Berckenrode · 1603 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Siege of Ostend by the Spanish army under Albert and later under Spinola from 1601-1604. Plan of the city and the surrounding area. On the left and right the positions of the besiegers. On the left cartouches with a small map of the battle on the south side of the ramparts and with a verse of 11 lines in Latin. At the top the coat of arms of the States-General, with personifications the Strength of the People (Fortitudo Publica) and the United Netherlands (Federata Belgica), next to it the coat of arms of Maurice with Pallas and the personification of Faith (Religio). In the center a standing angel under the tetragram. On the right a cartouche with the dedication in Latin. At the bottom the beach. Details numbered in the representation but a legend is missing.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBeleg van Oostende omstreeks het einde van 1603. 1603. Floris Balthasarsz. van Berckenrode. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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