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Copper engraving depicting the siege and conquest of the city of Groenlo (Grol) by the States army under Frederik Hendrik from 6 July to 19 August 1627. In the center the city with the surrounding land and the quarters of the besiegers. Top left an inset with two details of the ramparts and redoutes constructed by the army, bottom left a section of the ramparts of the city and the legend 1-16 of the army camp of Frederik Hendrik. A cavalry fight at the bottom right. Marked bottom right Fol. 31. Published in Amsterdam by Jodocus Janssonius in 1651 in: "I. Commelin, Frederick Hendrick van Nassauw Prince of Orangien: his life and business, (...)". Source: Rijksmuseum, 2014.
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