Siege of Ostend: shelling of the ships supplying the city, 1603, Novum opus: versus orientem civitatis, contra portum maris (...) (title on object), Siege of Ostend: heavy shelling from the Spanish forts by the State ships who try to supply the city. By firing many shots from the city with large guns, a smoke screen could be created, blocking the view of the ships, 1603. Top left a cartouche with an inscription in Latin. Numbered bottom right: 4., print, print maker: anonymous, print maker: Baptista van Doetechum, (possibly), Low Countries, 1604 and/or 1615, paper, etching, height, 171 mm

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