Caption

Actual depiction of the strong city of Sluys, with all its forts, redoubts, and excavated teychen, and polders, as they appear somewhat late 1621, together with the King's Army, Map of Sluis and surroundings besieged by the Spaniards, 1621, Series 11: Varia Foreign Events, 1571-1631, print, album page, map, Series number, 404, 380?, October 14, 1621. With caption of 26 lines in German. Numbered in pen at the bottom right: 404., inscription: '404', printmaker: workshop of Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, Frans Hogenberg, printmaker, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 220 mm x width 285 mm, maps of separate countries or regions, siege, position war, Siege of Sluis (1621), Sluis, Period, 1621-10-14, A detailed monochrome map showing coastlines, waterways, fortifications, towns, fields, and labeled place names in an old script, with drawn ships and sailing vessels in the sea, clusters of tents and formations of soldiers on land, stylized compass rose, small buildings and churches, bridges and canals, winding roads and dotted boundary lines, trees and hedges, shaded hills and sandbanks, numerous small cartographic symbols and decorative border text along the top and bottom.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B46_022

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58.5Mb (9.7Mb) / 17.0in x 13.3in / 5110 x 3998 (300dpi)

Keywords

Actual depiction strong city Sluys forts redoubts excavated teychen polders somewhat late 1621 together King's Army Map Sluis surroundings besieged Spaniards 1621 Series 11 Varia Foreign Events 1571-1631 print album page map Series number 404 380 October 14 caption 26 lines German Numbered pen bottom right inscription printmaker workshop Frans Hogenberg Cologne North Rhine-Westphalia paper etching height 220 mm x width 285 mm maps separate countries regions siege position war Siege Period 1621-10-14 detailed monochrome map showing coastlines waterways fortifications towns fields labeled place names old script drawn ships sailing vessels sea clusters tents formations soldiers land stylized compass rose small buildings churches bridges canals winding roads dotted boundary lines trees hedges shaded hills sandbanks numerous small cartographic symbols decorative border text top bottom