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Third battle with the Portuguese fleet at Paraiba, 1640
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Third battle with the Portuguese fleet at Paraiba, 1640

Salomon Savery · 1645 - 1647 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Third battle between the fleet of the WIC under Willem Cornelisz. Loos and the Portuguese fleet off the coast of Paraiba, 14 January 1640. In the sky a winged scroll with the title and two smoke horns. In the caption the explanation of the letters A-E and the numbers 1-7 in Latin. Plate no. 44 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 description
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printWest-Indische CompagnieWillem Cornelisz LoosParaíba
Credit lineDerde gevecht met de Portugese vloot bij Paraiba, 1640. 1645 - 1647. Salomon Savery. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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