Victory over the Spanish fleet at Vlissingen, 1573, Series 6: Dutch Events, 1571-1576, print, album page, April 22-23, 1573. The Spanish ships attempting to relieve Middelburg are defeated by the Sea Beggars on the Scheldt near Vlissingen. With an 8-line caption in German. Numbered: 11., printmaker: Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1573 - 1575, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 212 mm x width 295 mm, battle (naval force), Eighty Years' War, Flushing, Scheldt, Period, 1573-04-22 - 1573-04-23, A detailed engraved scene of numerous sailing ships on a textured sea, many with billowing sails and visible rigging, several ships appearing to emit large clouds of smoke and puffs suggesting explosions, smaller boats interspersed among larger galleons, a coastline with rocky edges framing parts of the image, clusters of ships grouped closely together, a variety of sail shapes and flags atop masts, densely shaded hulls and ornate sterns on some vessels, visible waves and wake lines around th...
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Victory over the Spanish fleet at Vlissingen, 1573, Series 6: Dutch Events, 1571-1576, print, album page, April 22-23, 1573. The Spanish ships attempting to relieve Middelburg are defeated by the Sea Beggars on the Scheldt near Vlissingen. With an 8-line caption in German. Numbered: 11., printmaker: Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1573 - 1575, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 212 mm x width 295 mm, battle (naval force), Eighty Years' War, Flushing, Scheldt, Period, 1573-04-22 - 1573-04-23, A detailed engraved scene of numerous sailing ships on a textured sea, many with billowing sails and visible rigging, several ships appearing to emit large clouds of smoke and puffs suggesting explosions, smaller boats interspersed among larger galleons, a coastline with rocky edges framing parts of the image, clusters of ships grouped closely together, a variety of sail shapes and flags atop masts, densely shaded hulls and ornate sterns on some vessels, visible waves and wake lines around the boats, and a decorative border along the bottom edge.

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Victory Spanish fleet Vlissingen 1573 Series 6 Dutch Events 1571-1576 print album page April 22-23 Spanish ships attempting relieve Middelburg defeated Sea Beggars Scheldt near Vlissingen 8-line caption German Numbered 11 printmaker Frans Hogenberg Cologne 1573 - 1575 North Rhine-Westphalia paper etching height 212 mm x width 295 mm battle naval force Eighty Years War Flushing Scheldt Period 1573-04-22 - 1573-04-23 detailed engraved scene numerous sailing ships textured sea billowing sails visible rigging several ships appearing emit large clouds smoke puffs suggesting explosions smaller boats interspersed larger galleons coastline rocky edges framing parts image clusters grouped closely together variety sail shapes flags atop masts densely shaded hulls ornate sterns vessels visible waves wake lines boats decorative border bottom edge

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