Siege of Antwerp by Farnese, 1585, Obsessio Antverpiae Alexandro Imperante 1585 (title on object), Map of the siege of Antwerp in the years 1584-1585 by the Spanish army under Alessando Farnese, the Duke of Parma. Map of the drowned land around the Scheldt between Antwerp and Hulst. Top left an ornamental cartouche with Justice and Peace, decorated with scrollwork and with the coats of arms of Philip II and the Duke of Parma. Top right inset with the ship bridge, below it the legends A-Cc and 1-40 in Latin. Below are maps of the forts and redoubts involved in the battle. Bottom right two

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