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Swedish redoubt on the Weichsel River near Danzig, approximately nine miles from Danzig, 1626, Swedish redoubt on the Vistula near Danzig, Series 11: Varia Foreign Events, 1571-1631, print, album page, Series number, 422, 380?, Swedish redoubt built on the Vistula near Danzig, 1626. At the bottom, a cartouche in the shape of a paper scroll held up by two soldiers with a map of the mouth of the Vistula with title and captions in Dutch. On the left, Legend of the main illustration 1-11. Numbered in pen at the bottom right: 422., inscription: '422', printmaker: workshop of Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1626 - 1628, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 206 mm x width 264 mm, Compare the print by CJ Visscher (II), Hollstein vol. 38, p. 37, no. 57., fortifications, military engineering, Thirty Years' War, Prussia, Pomorian voivodeship, Danzig, Vistula, Period, A detailed black and white engraved map fragment showing a star-shaped fortified structure with bastions and inner buildings, surrounded by water channels and riverbanks with textured wave lines, several sailing ships and smaller boats in the rivers, a compass rose in the sky area, clusters of small human figures on and around the fort and along the banks, a large male figure wearing a hat and cloak holding a long staff positioned over the map edge, an ornate ribbon banner and decorative cartouche elements, densely lettered place names and map labels scattered across the land, a coastal area with marshy textures and reed-like markings, and an inset coastline and river network with numerous labeled settlements and topographical hatching.

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Swedish redoubt Weichsel River near Danzig approximately nine miles Danzig 1626 Vistula near Danzig Series 11 Varia Foreign Events 1571-1631 print album page Series number 422 380 Swedish redoubt built bottom cartouche shape paper scroll held up two soldiers map mouth Vistula title captions Dutch left Legend main illustration 1-11 Numbered pen bottom right inscription printmaker workshop Frans Hogenberg Cologne 1626 - 1628 North Rhine-Westphalia paper etching height 206 mm x width 264 mm Compare CJ Visscher Ii Hollstein vol 38 p 37 no 57 fortifications military engineering Thirty Years War Prussia Pomorian voivodeship Period detailed black white engraved fragment showing star-shaped fortified structure bastions inner buildings surrounded water channels riverbanks textured wave lines several sailing ships smaller boats rivers compass rose sky area clusters small human figures fort banks large male figure wearing hat cloak holding long staff positioned map edge ornate ribbon banner decorative cartouche elements densely lettered place names map labels scattered across land coastal area marshy textures reed- markings inset coastline river network numerous labeled settlements topographical hatching