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First battle with the Portuguese fleet at Itamaracá, 1640
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First battle between the fleet of the WIC under Willem Cornelisz. Loos and the Portuguese fleet under Count de la Torre near the island of Itamaracá, off the coast of Brazil, 12 January 1640. In the sky a winged scroll with the title and the coats of arms. In the caption the explanation of the letters A-E and the numbers 1-6 in Latin. Plate no. 42 in a series of 55 depictions of the journey to and stay in Brazil of Count Johan Maurits of Nassau in the years 1636-1644.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineEerste gevecht met de Portugese vloot bij Itamaracá, 1640. 1645 - 1647. Salomon Savery. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.