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Milite cingebat CAMERACUM PARMA superbo
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4390581
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Milite cingebat CAMERACUM PARMA superbo
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1616
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15,9 x 12,5
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Engraving of the relief of Cambrai by Frans van Anjou, Duke of Alençon. The city had been under siege for a long time by the Duke of Parma, until the latter had to give up his siege in 1581, when Francis of Anjou arrived with a large French army. Copper engraving, published in the famous book by Willem Baudartius (1565-1640) 'Les Guerres De Nassau, (...)', Amsterdam, Michel Colin de Thovoyon, 1616.
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Gravure van het ontzet van Kamerijk (Cambrai) door Frans van Anjou, hertog van Alençon. De stad was lang belegerd geweest door de hertog van Parma, totdat deze zijn beleg moest opgeven in 1581, toen Frans van Anjou arriveerde met een groot Frans leger.
Kopergravure, uitgegeven in het beroemde boek van Willem Baudartius (1565-1640) 'Les Guerres De Nassau, (...)', Amsterdam, Michel Colin de Thovoyon, 1616.