Failed attack on Antwerp, 1605, Le vray pourtrait comme les rebelles de leurs altezes pensoyent mettre le siege devant la ville d'Anvers, le 17. de Maij 1605 (title on object), The failed attack on Antwerp carried out by a State fleet under order of Count Ernst Casimir of Nassau, May 17, 1605. The Dutch fleet on the Scheldt is fired upon from the forts and positions along the banks. Top left heavy fighting at the Blokkersdijk. In the foreground, Antwerp residents watch the fighting. Top right a cartouche with the dedication and a verse in Latin., print, print maker: anonymous, publisher

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