Antique Print of Soldiers near Baghdad by Dapper (1680)

Description: Antique print titled 'Beleg van Bagdad'. Old print of a group of soldiers on high ground outside the walls of Baghdad. This print originates from 'Naukeurige Beschryving van Asie: behelsende de gewesten van Mesopotamie, Babylonie, Assyrie, Anatolie, of Klein Asie: beneffens eene volkome Beschrijving van gantsch gelukkigh, woest en petreesch of steenigh Arabie (..)' by O. Dapper.

Artists and Engravers: Olfert Dapper (c. 1635 - 1689) was a Dutch physician and writer. He wrote books about history and geography, although he never travelled outside Holland.