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View of the State Artillery Foundry in Middelburg, 's Landts Giet-huys, print, book illustration, View of the State Artillery Foundry in Middelburg. On the left, in the square in front of the foundry, cannons, a bell, and cannonballs., publisher: Johannes Meertens (possibly), Middelburg, publisher: Abraham van Someren (possibly), Amsterdam, 1696, Johannes Meertens, Abraham van Someren, printmaker, publisher, paper, etching, engraving, height 135 mm x width 166 mm, A sepia-toned engraving shows a row of large buildings with steep tiled roofs, multiple chimneys, tall narrow windows, and arched doorways, with a tall pointed steeple rising behind them; trees with finely etched foliage stand in front of one building surrounded by a low fence and a small enclosed square with a rectangular structure; in the foreground a paved open area contains scattered people in period clothing engaged in walking and talking, a man pushing a wheelbarrow, small groups gathered, and a dog, while wooden posts or barrels line the very front edge.

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View State Artillery Foundry Middelburg s Landts Giet-huys print book illustration left square front foundry cannons bell cannonballs publisher Johannes Meertens Abraham van Someren Amsterdam 1696 printmaker paper etching engraving height 135 mm x width 166 mm sepia-toned engraving row large buildings steep tiled roofs multiple chimneys tall narrow windows arched doorways tall pointed steeple rising them trees finely etched foliage stand building surrounded low fence small enclosed rectangular structure foreground paved open area contains scattered people period clothing engaged walking talking man pushing wheelbarrow small groups gathered dog wooden posts barrels line front edge