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Very scarce news-map of the river approaches to Antwerp and the surrounding area
Pascaert vande ghelegēntheyt vande Schans te Santvliet
Vertoonēnde de verdroncken overwaeterde Landen, nieuw aengewassēn gorsingen, ende de kreeken oft killen in ende door de selve tusschēn Bergen op zoom en Antwerpen. Van nieus Verbetert door Claes Ianss Visscher. 1631
Amsterdam,
Claes Jansz Visscher,
1631
Engraved map with letterpress below.
380 by 640mm. (15 by 25.25 inches).
11378
notes:
Very scarce news-map of the river approaches to Antwerp and the surrounding area, focusing on the defences of Zandvliet and Bergen-op-Zoom.
The map depicting a column of soldiers advancing on Zandvliet, while the naval Battle of the Slaak (12th - 13th September, 1631) is shown in miniature vignette on the coast, and in the more detailed, finely observed, inset at upper right. The battle was a decisive victory for the Dutch over a Spanish force, surprised in the S...
The map depicting a column of soldiers advancing on Zandvliet, while the naval Battle of the Slaak (12th - 13th September, 1631) is shown in miniature vignette on the coast, and in the more detailed, finely observed, inset at upper right. The battle was a decisive victory for the Dutch over a Spanish force, surprised in the S...
bibliography:
Campbell, Claes Jansz. Visscher, 80; Simon, Claes Jansz. Visscher, 271.
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