SOLD Siege of Antwerp (1584) Fire Boats, Striking Mounted c. 1783 Bookplate Engraving antique finial with age ranging from early

with age ranging from early to mid 20th century I believe

some completed by kindergarten teachers rather than students

Photos give a good sense--not every page documented

I'm not sure from whence it came or how it came to be--someone very carefully cut out and mounted the information about the bookplate on the back of the frame--but it has a bit of the feel of having been hung in an old library or museum or science department

SOLD Siege of Antwerp (1584) Fire Boats, Striking Mounted c. 1783 Bookplate Engraving antique finial with age ranging from earlyNumerous finds today relating to fire, and water, and this one bridges the gap an 18th century engraving, copperplate print I believe, of "fire boats,"which were built and fielded by the defending Dutch rebels in the Siege of Antwerp, part of the Eight Years War against the Habsburgs. From what I understand, these ships, which functioned essentially as floating bombs, did immense damage, and have since been described as an early form of weapons of