Antwerpen, Jode, Gerard de, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginibus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera: nunc primum in lucem editus, Persian kings, King Xerxes, Antwerp, King Xerxes of Persia standing with one hand on a pickaxe. In the background, Xerxes' men are seen whipping the Hellespont. They did this on Xerxes' orders after the bridges built over the Hellespont were destroyed by storm and water. Above the image, a three-line text in Latin. This print is part of an album., print, album page, prints, height 259 mm, width 205 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1585, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher