Failed attack on Antwerp, 1605, Pourtraicture de ce quest advenu le 17 May, 1605 (title on object), The failed attack on Antwerp carried out by a State fleet under the command of Count Ernst Casimir of Nassau, May 17, 1605. The State fleet on the Scheldt is being shelled from the forts and positions along the banks. There is a ship bridge over the river near the city. Top left heavy fighting at the Blokkersdijk. In the foreground, Antwerp residents watch the fighting. Pasted under the print is a text sheet (slightly cut off) with 4 columns of text in French, on the left the legend 1-27, on

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