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Dikes breached near Antwerp, 1585
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Dikes breached near Antwerp, 1585

Frans Hogenberg · 1585 · 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 Kauwensteinse dike between the army of Parma and the States army during the siege of Antwerp. With a four-line German inscription in a cartouche. Numbered twice: 77. Printed on the reverse with Latin text.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDijken doorgestoken bij Antwerpen, 1585. 1585. Frans Hogenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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