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Siege of Damietta, 1219
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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The siege of Damiate in 1219. Oval representation of the ships before the harbours in a frame decorated with weaponry, water creatures and various coats of arms. Top the city maiden of Haarlem with the coat of arms of Haarlem. Angels hold a laurel wreath above her head. In the top corners more coats of arms. Below the image a verse in three columns of four lines each: 'Thus lay Damiaet with towers shot off!' [...].
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBeleg van Damiate, 1219. 1626 - 1628. Willem Outgertsz. Akersloot. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
