Siege of Alkmaar, 1573, Series 6: Dutch Events, 1571-1576, print, album page, Plan of the siege of Alkmaar, August and September 1573. View of the city and the surrounding area. In the foreground the encampment of the besieging troops under the command of Don Frederik, on the right the Schermer. With a 12-line caption in German. Numbered: 15., printmaker: Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1573 - 1575, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 217 mm x width 294 mm, Person, Fadrique Alvarez de Toledo, siege, position war, Alkmaar, Period, 1573-08, A detailed monochrome engraving showing a fortified walled town with streets, clustered buildings, towers, and gates, surrounded by water and landforms; outside the walls are tents, encampments, cannon, and dense formations of soldiers with spears and pikes advancing toward the town while organized ranks and square formations stand near defensive palisades and artillery; smoke and explosion clouds rise near the town walls where troops and siege e...
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Siege of Alkmaar, 1573, Series 6: Dutch Events, 1571-1576, print, album page, Plan of the siege of Alkmaar, August and September 1573. View of the city and the surrounding area. In the foreground the encampment of the besieging troops under the command of Don Frederik, on the right the Schermer. With a 12-line caption in German. Numbered: 15., printmaker: Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1573 - 1575, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 217 mm x width 294 mm, Person, Fadrique Alvarez de Toledo, siege, position war, Alkmaar, Period, 1573-08, A detailed monochrome engraving showing a fortified walled town with streets, clustered buildings, towers, and gates, surrounded by water and landforms; outside the walls are tents, encampments, cannon, and dense formations of soldiers with spears and pikes advancing toward the town while organized ranks and square formations stand near defensive palisades and artillery; smoke and explosion clouds rise near the town walls where troops and siege engines press forward; small boats appear on the water and a fortified island with palisades is visible offshore; winding roads and fields frame the scene and a strip of decorative text occupies the lower margin.

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Siege Alkmaar 1573 Series 6 Dutch Events 1571-1576 print album page Plan siege August September 1573 View city surrounding area foreground encampment besieging troops under command Don Frederik right Schermer 12-line caption German Numbered 15 printmaker Frans Hogenberg Cologne 1573 - 1575 North Rhine-Westphalia paper etching height 217 mm x width 294 mm Person Fadrique Alvarez de Toledo position war Period 1573-08 detailed monochrome engraving showing fortified walled town streets clustered buildings towers gates surrounded water landforms outside walls tents encampments cannon dense formations soldiers spears pikes advancing town organized ranks square formations stand near defensive palisades artillery smoke explosion clouds rise near town walls siege engines press forward small boats fortified island palisades visible offshore winding roads fields frame scene strip decorative text occupies lower margin

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