Historical print of Ostend

$ 85.54

Country of Origin: Belgium

Description

Historical print of Ostend. Fabrica nova versatilis pontis (...). A scene from the Siege of Ostend in 1604. The print shows the mobile drawbridge, designed by Pompeo Targone. Copper Engraving, c. 1615. Source: Most likely publised in: H. van Haestens. La nouvelle Troye ou memorable histoire du siege d�Ostende. Leiden, H. van Haestens, 1615. Reasonable condition. Centrefold most likely as issued. Paper a bit browned and a bit soiled. Some creasing. The right margin a bit short. The lower margin a bit uneven. A few wormholes in the upper margin, not affecting the image. A few small, unobtrusive wormholes affecting the image. Verso: blank, with an old pencil annotation. Dimensions: 173 x 238 mm. Fabrica nova versatilis pontis (...). A scene from the Siege of Ostend in 1604. The print shows the mobile drawbridge, designed by Pompeo Targone. Copper Engraving, c. 1615. Source: Most likely publised in: H. van Haestens. La nouvelle Troye ou memorable histoire du siege d�Ostende. Leiden, H. van Haestens, 1615. Reasonable condition. Centrefold most likely as issued. Paper a bit browned and a bit soiled. Some creasing. The right margin a bit short. The lower margin a bit uneven. A few wormholes in the upper margin, not affecting the image. A few small, unobtrusive wormholes affecting the image. Verso: blank, with an old pencil annotation. Dimensions: 173 x 238 mm.