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Battles and Sieges in History

Illustrative prints depicting famous battles and sieges from the 16th and 17th centuries, capturing historical events in detail with descriptive captions.

Print marked upper right: Fol. 242., Gold mine Tambang in Sumatra Neat illustration of the Sillidaic gold myn Tambang in Sumatra , print maker: Caspar Luyken, publisher: Willem van de Water, print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: Utrecht, 1694, paper, etching, h 186 mm × w 293 mm
Print marked upper right: Fol. 242., Gold mine Tambang in Sumatra Neat illustration of the Sillidaic gold myn Tambang in Sumatra , print maker: Caspar Luyken, publisher: Willem van de Water, print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: Utrecht, 1694, paper, etching, h 186 mm × w 293 mm
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. Print at the top right labeled: fol. 39.
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Theater of the war (page XIX), 1718, 1741 - 1769 print Leaf with nine performances of events from the year 1718 in the war against the Turks (1716-1718) and some cards. Inscriptions in the performance in Dutch and Latin. Plate 18 in the print work with the bundled series of 33 plates with performances (the majority divided into 9 smaller scenes) of events from the 1700-1727 of the Spanish Succession War and the following years, cards and maps. print maker: Northern Netherlandsafter design by: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdam paper etching / engraving battle (+ land forces). battle (+ naval force). maps of separate countries or regions. lying-in room. signing of peace treaty, concluding the peace Paris. Constantinople. Sicily. Fredrikshal
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Map relative to the transfer of the body of the Apostle Santiago according to Mauro Castella Ferrer 1610. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1894
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France, Tortorel, Jacques, Perrissin, Jean, Die belegerung der Stat Orleans im Jenner 1563, Beleg van Orléans, 1563, januari 1563. View of the city from the positions of the besiegers. In the caption the legend AK in German. Unnumbered., print, picture, historical print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historical plates, height 377 mm, width 510 mm, French, 1538 - 1611, print maker, printmaker, 1570 - 1570, third quarter 16th century, paper, etching, etchings, letterpress printing
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Photo collection Government information service. engraving. undated. The Hague, South Holland
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The city Shau-chew, 100 miles north of Canton. Prints, Illustrations. 1745 - 1747. Rare Book Division
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Map showing Xiamen (then ka Amoy) and its environs, at the time when European traders were establishing their factories in China. Date: 1752
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Title page of Historisch Verhael, band 6 (dl. 16), 1628-1629, 1628 - 1629 Title page of Historisch Verhael, band 6 (dl. 16), 1628-1629. Title page with two performances. Above the conquest of the silver fleet by Piet Hein, September 1628. Under the relief of Strasbourg of the siege by the Sweden. In the middle a cartouche with the title. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching Strasbourg (France) Title page of Historisch Verhael, band 6 (dl. 16), 1628-1629. Title page with two performances. Above the conquest of the silver fleet by Piet Hein, September 1628. Under the relief of Strasbourg of the siege by the Sweden. In the middle a cartouche with the title. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching Strasbourg (France)
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Surat is the location of the first British trading station in India, founded circa 1608 : it can be seen as the first element in the British Empire. Date: 1750
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Buenos Aires (1828). Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Biblioteca del Instituto de Cultura Hispnica (Library of the Institute of Hispanic Culture).
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HISTORIA GENERAL DE LAS INDIAS OCCIDENTALES - DECADA VI - SEBASTIAN BELALCAZAR. Author: HERRERA Y TORDESILLAS ANTONIO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. BELALCAZAR SEBASTIAN. BENALCAZAR SEBASTIAN.
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... Casteling city Batavia (Jakarta). Plan approx. 1: 6275 (n = left) with road directory and lakeside panorama of Batavia. Stitch, 40.1 x 50.4 cm, Amsterdam, around 1681. Dresden: Slub card collection. Neckline: Brochert of the city of Batavia from the morning side
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A fascinating early plan of Alexandria, showing the remains of Alexander's Palace, Pompey's Pillar, the Pharos, the city gates, the African coast and the Mediterranean. Date: 1588
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CIVITATES ORBIS TERRARUM - DRESDE - GRABADO - SIGLO XVI. Author: GEORG BRAUN 1541-1622 / FRANS HOGENBERG. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION.
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Siege of Maastricht, 1676, Anonymous, 1676 print Leaf over the siege of Maastricht by the Dutch army under Prince William III. Started on July 7 but demolished on August 29, 1676. At the top a face on the besieged city. Central a map of the defenses around the city with a portrait of the prince and two crosses of the city walls. Under the plate 2 columns text and the legends A-Z, A-Z and 1-18 print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing siege, position war. maps of cities Maastricht
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Photo collection Government information service. engraving. undated. The Hague, South Holland
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Dike breach at Elden, 1740; Santled water flood, pre-emptive of the land of Heusden, from Althona, the Alblasserwaard, Crimperwaard, and Tielerwaard, where there are lands under water through more than 33500 tomorrow, after 't life signed; Jnudatien in the year 1740 and 1741. Map of the area hit by the flood after breaking the dike at the village of Elden, 1740 and 1741. In the foreground, people are looking for salvation in trees and on the roof of a farm, more backwards People are pulled out of the water in boats.
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CIVITATES ORBIS TERRARUM - BOPPARD (ALEMANIA) - GRABADO - 1588. Author: GEORG BRAUN 1541-1622 / FRANS HOGENBERG. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION.
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Middelburg siege, 1574; T Below of Middelburgh. Middelburg siege through the insurgents, January 1574. View of the besieged city and the environment. In the foreground the ships of the Geuzen, extremely left Fort Rammekens and right Arnemuiden. With caption of 4 lines in Latin. Numbered: 49. Printed on the back with text in Latin.
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Photo collection Government information service. engraving. 1640. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Various events in Europe in the year 1650 with above a view of a town and the caption Amsterdam and below a carriage drawn by a quadriga of horses, Various events in Europe in the year 1650 Title page for: Hollantse Mercurius, Historisch wijs vervatende het voornaemste in Christenryck Ao 1650 voorgevallen, Haarlem Hollantse Mercvrivs, Historisch wijs vervatende het voornaemste in Christenryck Ao 1650 voorgevallen (title on object), print maker: Dirck de Bray, (attributed to), publisher: Pieter Casteleyn, (mentioned on object), print maker: Netherlands, publisher: Haarlem, 1651, paper, etching, h 155 mm × w 120 mm
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Photo collection Government information service. Floods, historic, hairsteam. undated
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The patriot - dedicated to the freeholders of Middlesex. British Cartoon Prints Collection , Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : For sale by the Supt. of Docs, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1975, no. 644. Wilkes, John,1725-1797. , Carhampton, Henry Lawes Luttrell,Earl of,1743-1821. , Political elections,England,1760-1770. , Politics & government,England,1760-1770. , Interpersonal relations,England,1760-1770. , United States,History,Revolution, 1775-1783.
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Title print for the Appendix: The destruction of Spanish Galien, October 3, 1602, 1602 - 1604 Title print for the appendix: destruction of a fleet of eight Spanish Galien under the command of Federico Spinola, by a State squadron under the leadership of Vice-Admiral Jacob van Duivenvoorde, lord of Obdam in the canal, 3 October 1602. Above the print the title of the appendix, at the bottom of the impressum, in German. Part of the illustrations at a journal of the siege of Ostend 1601-1604. Low Countries paper etching / letterpress printing English Channel Title print for the appendix: destruction of a fleet of eight Spanish Galien under the command of Federico Spinola, by a State squadron under the leadership of Vice-Admiral Jacob van Duivenvoorde, lord of Obdam in the canal, 3 October 1602. Above the print the title of the appendix, at the bottom of the impressum, in German. Part of the illustrations at a journal of the siege of Ostend 1601-1604. Low Countries paper etching / letterpr
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A twelve ships, dear youth! / Are you offered in Deez 'print (...), 1814 - c. 1820 print Leaf with 12 performances of Dutch ships for at sea and for inland shipping. In the middle of the seal of society for the use of general. Under each image the name of the ship type. publisher: Amsterdamprint maker: Netherlands paper letterpress printing traffic on the water
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Secoton 1587.
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Willem Barents, 1550-97, Dutch navigator, narrative of last voyage, by Gerrit de Veer, 1598. Shows Barents' fleet navigating the icebergs
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Vienna in , Kautsky, producer
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Siege Van Schenkenchans through the Spaniards, 1597. Siege van Schenkenchans at the split of the Rhine and the Waal through the Spaniards under Mendoza, April 1599. With caption of four rules in Latin. Numbered 237. Printed on the back with text in Latin. Mirror-image copy to the print of Hogenberg.
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CIVITATES ORBIS TERRARUM - CADIZ - DETALLE DE LAS GALERAS - GRABADO - SIGLO XVI - CONJUNTO NUMERO 3070. Author: GEORG BRAUN 1541-1622 / FRANS HOGENBERG. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Plan of the coast near Katwijk with the foundations of Brittenburg, Anonymous, 1783 print Plan of the coast near Katwijk aan Zee with the foundations of Brittenburg (house in Britten). At the top left a cartouche with a description of the remains in French. On the right and below an overview of antiquities found on site. Made after an old anonymous drawing from 1572, the accuracy of which is certified by surveyor Dirk van der Boon. print maker: Amsterdamprint maker: Paris paper. linen (material) etching / engraving maps of separate countries or regions Brittenburg. Katwijk aan Zee
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Photo collection Government information service. Title page "Verhael van de Refely by the Hollandtsche Schepen did Naer Oost Indian"; The first trip through Cornelis de Houtman to India (1595-1597), printed by Barent Langenes in Middelburg. 1579. Dutch East Indies
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Schenck driven from WLL, 1586. Maarten Schenck driven from WLL, 17 March 1586. Episode from the Keulse War. With caption of 4 lines in Latin. Numbered 179. Printed on the back with text in Latin.
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1588. Deo trin-vni Britanniae bis ultori, In memoriam .... British Cartoon Prints Collection , cf: P&P - NE55.L7A3 vol. 1, no. 41, This record contains unverified data from caption card, with subsequent revisions.
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Thonies, fishing boats in the Bay of Galle. Color drawing over two pages of the different types of fishing boats that use the residents of Ceylon. With various inscriptions. Part from Jan Brandes, DL sketchbook. 2 (1808), p. 146-147.
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Plan of Namur and its immediate environs showing the positions of the allied troops besieging the city from 3 July 1695. Below the representation legend 1-5, A-Z and aa-tt in French., Map of the Siege of Namur, 1695 La veritable Plan de la Ville & Chateau de Namur, assieg, print maker: Daniel Bongaert, (mentioned on object), publisher: Etienne Foulque, (mentioned on object), print maker: Northern Netherlands, publisher: The Hague, 1695, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 365 mm × w 323 mm
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Conquest of Coevorden, 1672, Anonymous, 1672 - 1673 print Map and description of the conquest of Coevorden on December 30, 1672 by the troops led by Karl Rabenhaupt on the troops of the bishop of Munster. Two eagles keep the cartouche up for the print. Under the performance a description of the course of the battle over two columns with a 'pertinent Lyste van't none found in Coeverden'. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing maps of cities. capture of city (after the siege) Coevorden
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CHINESE EMIGRATION Satire on the flow of Chinese to America and Australia during those countries' 'gold rushes' Date: 1853
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Sea battle at Beachy Head, 1690; An exhibition of the last sea-battalje between the English, Dutch and French fleets, accident on Monday, called the 30 June 1690; Representation du Dernier Combat Naval, Qui C'est Fait, Le Lundi, 30 Juin 1690. Entre Les Flottes, Angloises, Hollandoises & Francoises. Sea battle at Beachy Head (near Béveziers) in which a combined English and Dutch fleet is defeated by the French, July 10, 1690. Presentation of the battle order of the fleets before the stroke, with the use of the map of the location of the battle in the canal. With legendas in Dutch and French.
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Sunrise, Jacques Callot, 1646 print Presentation of the sun that rises above a coastal landscape. Above and below this print Latin and French texts in book print. This magazine is part of the emblem series 'Monastic Life in Emblemen'. In addition to an illustrated title page and 26 emblems, the second state of this series is a title page and a magazine with assignment, both in book print without image. print maker: Nancypublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing sunrise
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Distribution of the Erdberger line and fire of the Gassemeter on October , Johann Kratschmer, publisher
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Spain (19th c.). Solsona. Engraving of the work 'Plans de la Catalogne'. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.
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Chili. Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north to the left. In French on verso, with caption title "Chili" and number 19. Bar scales in "Milliaria Germanica communia," "Lucae Hispanicae,"and "Milliaria Gallica communia." Appears in the author's Le theatre du monde ... Amsterdam: Chez I. Blaeu, 1650. Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.... , Chile
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Gezigt van 't Steedje Ysselstein Legen on the Rieveren den Yssel, / Zoo as the zig shown of the village of Benskoop, signed on 15 Sept: 1745.
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'Cronstadt', 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854".
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Destructions in Beusichem, 1809. Destructions in Beusichem, by the flood of January 1809. A family mapping from their destroyed farm and drowned cattle.
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Lynchburg, 1880. Issued in 1880, this image features wood engravings and measures 16 x 24 cm. The location depicted includes Lynchburg, Virginia, and the James River in New York
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Flood at the Arkelse Dam near Gorinchem, 1820, Roelof van der Meulen, After Cornelis de Jonker, 1820 print Dike breach and flood of the lock at the Arkelse Dam on January 26, 1820. In the background the flooded land and a mill in the water. On the right people at a house on Dam Square. Print Maker: Netherlands Figter Drawing by: Gorinchempublisher: Gorinchem paper etching dike-break. sluice, weir Gorinchem. Arkel
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A map of Britain in the mid 16th century, detailing Edinburgh, Dover, Cornwall, Waterford and London. Date: Mid 16th century
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Events from the year 1650, Dirck De Bray (attributed to), 1651 print Title page for the Dutch Mercury for the year 1650. Four strips with the most important events from the year 1650 in small. On the left the birth of the future Stadholder King Willem III. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Haarlem paper etching
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France, Charlot, Anthoine, Nancy, Callot, Jacques, Life of Mary in emblems, Fluminis impetus laetificat, De Nile in Egypt, verso left center - stamped, Representation of the river Nile overflowing its banks in Egypt, making the land fertile. Above and below this print Latin and French texts in letterpress. This sheet is part of the emblem series 'Life of Mary in emblems'. The first state of this series contains, besides a title page and 26 emblems, three sheets with hymns to Mary in letterpress without an illustration., print, emblem, prints, height 60 mm, width 84 mm, height 146 mm, width 118 mm, French, 1592-08-21 - 1635-03-24, print maker, printmaker, 1625 - 1629, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, letterpress printing, letterpress, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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Amsterdam, Allard, Carel, Northern Netherlands, True Image And The Manly Conquest Of Coeverden, Conquest of Coevorden, 1672, Map and description of the conquest of Coevorden on 30 December 1672 by the troops led by Karl Rabenhaupt from the troops of the Bishop of Munster. Two eagles hold the cartouche for the print up. Below the representation a description of the course of the battle over two columns with at the end a 'Pertinent List of what is found in Coeverden'., print, prent, nieuwsprent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 381 mm, width 298 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1672 - 1673, third quarter 17th century, derde kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Nederlands, 1648-01-19 - 1709-02-01, publisher
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Paquebot "Liberté" Compagnie Générale Transatlantique - French Line. 1954. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. Rare Book Division
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Jacobite broadside - Carlisle, circa 1700s
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Vatican City, Innocent Roman publisher, publisher, Italian, 1611-05-19 - 1689-08-12, grantor of privilege
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HISTORY OF WEST INDIA, NEW SPAIN - FOLIO 52. Author: DIEGO DURAN DIEGO (1537-1588). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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'Montreal in 1729', (1877). Artist: Unknown
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Landing at Jamestown, 1607 17th Century English School
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Flood outside the Haarlemmerpoort, 1775, Hendrik Numan, 1775 print View of the flooded country outside the Haarlemmerpoort in Amsterdam, along the Spaarndamse Dijk and with the villages in Waterland in the offing. Seen from the stronghold at the stone bear. In the morning after the storm on November 15, 1775. Northern Netherlands paper letterpress printing Dike-Break Haarlemmerpoort. Haarlemmermeer
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Potosi as seen by the conquistadors. Date: 1553