Prise de Nuys

One of a collection of 22 double-page engraved plates by and after de Hooghe with collaboration of Capt. Juan de Ledesma showing battle scenes in France and Flanders. Depicts the capture of Neuss by the army of the Duke of Parma on July 26 1586. with skirmishes and besieging troops in the foreground 1567-1580, with manuscript notes in ink in bottom margins. Battle scene along river. One of a collection of 22 double-page engraved plates by and after de Hooghe with collaboration of Capt. Juan de Ledesma showing battle scenes in France and Flanders. Depicts the capture of Neuss by the army of the Duke of Parma on July 26 1586. with skirmishes and besieging troops in the foreground 1567-1580, with manuscript notes in ink in bottom margins. Battle scene along river. Small folio; calf back and decorated boards, no title; cover worn, rubbed, some small worm-holes, yellowed.