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Capture of Gibraltar, 1704
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Capture of Gibraltar, 1704

Johann August Corvinus · 1712 - 1715 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Conquest of Gibraltar. A British-Dutch squadron captures Gibraltar, 3 August 1704. Depiction in a richly decorated ornamental frame with a map of the city at the bottom between Neptune with a key and Victory trampling the French Maiden. At the top a cartouche with a description of the battles in German. Sheet in the bound collection of plates published under the title: Repraesentatio belli ... Der Spanische Successions-Krieg [ca. 1720].

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVerovering van Gibraltar, 1704. 1712 - 1715. Johann August Corvinus. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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