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Naval battle in the bay of Vigo, 1702
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Naval battle in the bay of Vigo. The Franco-Spanish fleet is defeated on 23 October 1702 by the combined English-Dutch fleet, with the silver fleet being captured. Depiction in a richly decorated ornamental frame with a map of the area around Vigo at the top. At the bottom in the center, a cartouche with a description of the battles in German; on the left, France with an ape and a sorrowful merchant; on the right, Mercury and two merchants with goods. Sheet in the bound collection of plates published under the title: Repraesentatio belli ... Der Spanische Successions-Krieg [ca. 1720].
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineZeeslag in de baai van Vigo, 1702. 1712 - 1715. Johann August Corvinus. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.