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Naval Battle off Bergen op Zoom, 1574, Series 6: Dutch Events, 1571-1576, print, album page, Naval Battle of Reimerswaal off Bergen op Zoom, January 29, between the fleets of Louis de Boisot and the Lord of Glymes and d'Avila. At the top, the city of Bergen op Zoom. With a 10-line caption in German. Numbered: 20., printmaker: Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1574 - 1576, Frans Hogenberg, printmaker, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 215 mm x width 292 mm, Person, Sancho d' Avila, Jean de Glymes, Louis de Boisot, battle (naval force), Battle of Bergen op Zoom, Bergen op Zoom, South Beveland, Reimerswaal, Period, 1574-01-29, A dense scene of sailing vessels fills the water, with many wooden ships shown in close proximity, each with masts and furled or billowing sails, some with oars visible at their sides; rounded smoke clouds or puffs appear around and between the vessels, overlapping hulls and decks, and small groups of tiny figures stand or sit on the ships; the shoreline curves along the right edge with a walled town and clustered buildings perched near the water, and a few isolated boats sit near the coast; the image is rendered in a monochrome, engraved style with detailed linework and crosshatching across the sea, ships, and land.

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Naval Battle off Bergen op Zoom 1574 Series 6 Dutch Events 1571-1576 print album page Naval Battle Reimerswaal off Bergen January 29 fleets Louis de Boisot Lord Glymes d'Avila top city Bergen 10-line caption German Numbered 20 printmaker Frans Hogenberg Cologne 1574 - 1576 North Rhine-Westphalia paper etching height 215 mm x width 292 mm Person Sancho d Avila Jean de Glymes battle naval force Battle South Beveland Reimerswaal Period 1574-01-29 dense scene sailing vessels fills water wooden ships shown close proximity masts furled billowing sails oars visible sides rounded smoke clouds puffs vessels overlapping hulls decks small groups tiny figures stand sit ships shoreline curves right edge walled town clustered buildings perched near isolated boats coast image rendered monochrome engraved style detailed linework crosshatching across sea land