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Battles at Porto Calvo, 1637

Jan van Brosterhuyzen · 1645 - 1647 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Battles against the Portuguese and local fighters at Porto Calvo, 1637. A scroll in the sky bearing the title. The legend explains the letters A-I and 1-12 in Latin. Plate no. 6 in a series of 55 depictions of the journey to and the stay in Brazil of Count Johan Maurits of Nassau in the years 1636-1644.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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print West-Indische Compagnie Pôrto Calvo

Credit lineGevechten bij Porto Calvo, 1637. 1645 - 1647. Jan van Brosterhuyzen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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