View of the town of Brielle. In the foreground, outside the city walls, the river De Maas. A sloop has run aground on a sandbank and people are trying to shake the boat loose with hooks. Above the cityscape a cartouche with the name of the city and its coat of arms. The print has a Dutch and French caption, Gezicht op Brielle Steden en vestigingen in de Republiek der Nederlanden Thooneel der Steden ende Sterckten van 't Vereenight Nederlandt met d'aengrensende Plaetsen , print maker: Gaspar Bouttats, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Jan Peeters, (mentioned on object), publisher

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License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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