Engravings of the year 1624
The invasion of the Count Henry I of Berg into Velawe in 1624. The Dutch campaign against the enemy in 1624.
The image is divided into four parts: There are three separate scenes, i.e. the attack of cavalry, the expulsion of robbed inhabitants from their homes and plundering of farmhouses. At the bottom, there is illustrated the march of the Dutch defenders against the enemy, guns in fire positions, marching infantry and construction of fortifications; several wagons with the fleeing civil populations meet the approaching Dutch army halfway. It is remarkable that the sleighs (snow is rare in the Netherlands) are dispersed among all the wagons; It's probably some sort of sliding wagons, which were effective on the Dutch sand. The artwork has a typical style of Dutch painters á la Brueghel, etc.
"Breda was besieged and conquered by the arms of Philip IV of Spain etc. by the heroism of Ambrogio Spinola, etc. in 1624 and 1625, during the dukedom of Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain.
The image depicts a rather schematic map of the area around the fortress of Breda, which is displayed in the centre of the sheet. There are extensive fortifications around it and the sea on the left side. The surrounding landscape is heavily covered by individual trees. In the foreground, there are two musketeers and the cavalry is nearby. The Latin inscription above is on the decorative cartouche on the left side.