Siege of Pilsen, 1619, Series 11: Miscellaneous Foreign Events, 1571-1631, print, album page, Series number, 389, 380?, November 1619. Without caption, with legend AY. Numbered in pen in the lower right: 389., inscription: '389', printmaker: workshop of Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1619 - 1621, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 246 mm x width 297 mm, siege, position war, West Bohemia, Pilsen, Period, 1619-11, A detailed black and white engraving of a walled town with densely packed buildings, streets forming a grid, churches with tall steeples, towers and ramparts, and battlements along the town wall; surrounding the town are fields, meandering rivers, fortified earthworks and detached star-shaped forts, small groups of mounted and foot soldiers, tents and encampments, scattered trees and shrubs, and various siege works; there are small scenes of people engaged in activities such as marching, riding, and working, and clusters of smoke and cannon fire near parts of the wall; a...
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Siege of Pilsen, 1619, Series 11: Miscellaneous Foreign Events, 1571-1631, print, album page, Series number, 389, 380?, November 1619. Without caption, with legend AY. Numbered in pen in the lower right: 389., inscription: '389', printmaker: workshop of Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1619 - 1621, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 246 mm x width 297 mm, siege, position war, West Bohemia, Pilsen, Period, 1619-11, A detailed black and white engraving of a walled town with densely packed buildings, streets forming a grid, churches with tall steeples, towers and ramparts, and battlements along the town wall; surrounding the town are fields, meandering rivers, fortified earthworks and detached star-shaped forts, small groups of mounted and foot soldiers, tents and encampments, scattered trees and shrubs, and various siege works; there are small scenes of people engaged in activities such as marching, riding, and working, and clusters of smoke and cannon fire near parts of the wall; a decorative cartouche with a list appears along the bottom edge.

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Siege Pilsen 1619 Series 11 Miscellaneous Foreign Events 1571-1631 print album page Series number 389 380 November 1619 caption legend AY Numbered pen lower right inscription printmaker workshop Frans Hogenberg Cologne 1619 - 1621 North Rhine-Westphalia paper etching height 246 mm x width 297 mm siege position war West Bohemia Period 1619-11 detailed black white engraving walled town densely packed buildings streets forming grid churches tall steeples towers ramparts battlements town wall surrounding town fields meandering rivers fortified earthworks detached star-shaped forts small groups mounted foot soldiers tents encampments scattered trees shrubs various siege works small scenes people engaged activities marching riding working clusters smoke cannon fire near parts wall decorative cartouche list bottom edge

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