Denmark, Funen, Nyborg Stoopendaal / Blaeu, 1685, De Stadt Nyborg Veroverdt door de Hr. Michiel de Ruiter, …. op den 25 Nov. 1659

Magnificent view of the siege of the town of Nyborg. Scene depicts a battle in the war between Denmark and Sweden, in which the Dutch were allies of the Danes. The fortified city is shown with its massive defending armies, while the sea and harbor are filled with ships. At the bottom there is an extensive legend.

The Battle of Nyborg was a battle fought between Sweden and the combined forces of Denmark, Dutch naval forces under Michiel de Ruyter, troops of Brandenburg-Prussia, and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth forces. The battle was engaged on 14 November 1659 at Nyborg on the Danish island of Funen. Nyborg was the final major conflict of the Dano-Swedish War of 1658 to 1660.

Engraved by the famous engraver Stoopendaal after a painting by Jan Luiken. Published in "G. Brandt, Het leven en bedryf van den heere Michiel de Ruiter" by Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1685.

Excellent condition.

Image 26x34,5cm, Page 31x36cm