2-708-560 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The Spaniards Capture Antwerp In Their Long Struggle With The Dutch', 1576, (c1930). The Sack of Antwerp, also known as the Spanish Fury at Antwerp, took place when mutinying Spanish soldiers attacked the cultural, economic and financial centre of the Netherlands. The ensuing destruction led to the loss of 7,000 lives. After a 16th-century engraving. From "The World's Story, a Simple History for Boys and Girls", by Elizabeth O'Neill. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, c1930]