Identification title(s): capture of ostend, 1706. Die wunder glükliche eroberung der haupt vestung ostende (title on object). Object type: print history print object number: bi-b-fm-073-25. Catalog reference: fmh 3033-25. Description: conquest of ostend from the french by the allies after siege and bombardment, july 6, 1706. In the central scene the bombardment of the city, in a richly decorated ornamental frame with rocks with shells and seaweed. At the top a river god and river goddess and jupiter's eagle. At the bottom a cartouche with a description of the events in german, with two large fish on either side. Sheet in the bound collection of records released under the title: repraesentatio belli. Der spanische successions-krieg [ca. 1720]. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: martin engelbrecht (mentioned on object), after a drawing by: paul decker (i) (mentioned on object), publisher: jeremias wolf (mentioned on object), grantor of privilege: charles vi (emperor of the holy roman empire) (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: augsburg. Dating: 1712 - 1715. Physical features: etching and engraving. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 460 mm × w 384 mm explanation muller mentions for fmh 3033: engraved. Title and 1 printed page with history. V. D. Spanish succession war. However, both sheets are missing from this copy, the only one in the collection. Subject: what: bombardment ~ siege. Capture of ostend (1706). When: 1706-07 - 1706-07. Where: ostend. Acquisition: purchase 1881. Date: between 1712 and 1715.
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