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Dikes breached near Antwerp, 1585

Frans Hogenberg · 1587 - c. 1591 · etching; paper

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

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Dikes breached near Antwerp, 26 May 1585. View of the flooded area around the city of Antwerp and the struggle for the Kauwenstein dike between the army of Parma and the States' army during the siege of Antwerp. With caption of 4 lines in German in a cartouche. Numbered in the lower left: 212. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print albumblad historieprent dike-break Kauwensteinse dijk Antwerp Schelde

Credit lineDijken doorgestoken bij Antwerpen, 1585. 1587 - c. 1591. Frans Hogenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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