Failed attack on Antwerp, 1605; Le Vray Pourtrit Comme Les Rebelles de Leurs Altezes Pensoyent Mettre Le Siege Devant La Ville d'Anvers, LE 17. De Maij 1605. The failed attack on Antwerp performed by a state-of-the-art fleet under the command of Count Ernst Casimir van Nassau, May 17, 1605. The state fleet on the Scheldt is shot from the forts and racks along the shores. Above left heavy fighting at the Blokkersdijk. In the foreground, Antwerp residents look at the fighting. At the top right a cartouche with the assignment and a fresh in Latin.

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