View of the town of Oudewater. In the foreground, outside the city walls, a manhunt is in progress. A walker follows the road along the Ijzel towards the city. Above the city view a cartouche with the name of the city and its coat of arms. The print has a Dutch and French caption, Gezicht op Oudewater Steden en vestigingen in de Republiek der Nederlanden Thooneel der Steden ende Sterckten van 't Vereenight Nederlandt met d'aengrensende Plaetsen , print maker: Gaspar Bouttats, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Jan Peeters, (mentioned on object), publisher: Gaspar Bouttats, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1679, paper, etching, h 148 mm × w 251 mm