The siege of groningen in 1594 by troops of maurice of orange. In: den nassauschen lauren-crans by jan janszoon orlers, leiden, 1610, p. 98. This is a copper engraving, which has been colored with watercolour. The captions are not included with this color image. These are:
1. Here's his excel smile. Commanding this quarter. 2. These are graef willem's tents. 3. These are the tents of the grave of solms. 4. Twelve flags of vriessche soldiers
5. Den ritmeefter duvenvoeirde with 8. Vaendelen footmen. 6. The captain veer with 19. Vaendelen foot soldiers. 7. All kinds of ammunition and military equipment. 8. Den grave eberhard van solms with 18. Vaendelen duytsche lants servants. 9. Den colonel more with 10. Vaendelen foot soldiers
10. Graef philips van nassau with 10. Vaendelen foot soldiers. 11. The miners and commanders of the fortresses and the trenches. 12. A vaendel vriessche soldiers. 13. Nor a vaendel vriessche soldiers. 14. Nor a vaendel vriessche soldiers. 15. Nor a vaendel vriessche soldiers. 16. Four vriessche vaendelen. De ruyterie withheld her behind the army in a legher bysonder. All these other fortresses were also occupied by ruyters and his servants. Date: 1610.
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