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Plan of the besieged Sas van Gent, 1644
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Plan of the besieged Sas van Gent, 1644

Claes Jansz. Visscher (II) · 1644 · letterpress printing; etching; engraving; paper

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

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Plan of Sas van Gent, besieged by the States Army under Frederick Henry, begun 28 July and captured 5 September 1644. Plan of the fortifications around Sas van Gent, at the bottom two men with a cloth showing an enlarged detail of the bombardment at the ravelins near the Rapenburg. Top left the title and the legend a-n. Below the print a text sheet is pasted with 5 columns of text in Dutch.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePlattegrond van het belegerde Sas van Gent, 1644. 1644. Claes Jansz. Visscher (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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