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The ship bridge in the Scheldt, 1585
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The ship bridge in the Scheldt, 1585

unknown · 1650 - 1699 · etching; paper

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

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The ship bridge laid by the Duke of Parma in the Scheldt before Antwerp, in the foreground two fireboats of the type used to blow up the bridge in the night of April 4 to 5, 1585. In the caption the legends A-N and 1-9 in Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDe schipbrug in de Schelde, 1585. 1650 - 1699. unknown. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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