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View of the defeat of the States army at Wesel. Maurice's horsemen are defeated by the horsemen of Mondragon near Wesel on September 2, 1595. The Count of Solms and Philip of Nassau are killed and Count Ernst of Nassau is taken prisoner. At the bottom of Wesel (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany), above Rijnberg (or: Rheinberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). With four-line caption in Latin. Numbered 223. Printed on the back with text in French. Copper engraving by Simon Frisius (1570–75 - 1628/29). Published in the famous book by Willem Baudartius (1565-1640) 'Les Guerres De Nassau, (...)', Amsterdam, Michel Colin de Thovoyon, 1616. Source: Rijksmuseum, 2015.
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