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Sea Battle in the Bay of Vigo, 1702
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Map of the Bay of Vigo with the naval battle in which the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the combined Anglo-Dutch fleet on 23 October 1702, and the Silver Fleet captured. Bottom left: a cartouche with a list of ships involved in the battle, including a pilgrim to Santiago de Compostella. Top right: a list of the English and Dutch commanders of the ships. Part of an atlas with 223 maps of countries and cities and scenes of war in Europe from ca. 1690–1735.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineZeeslag in de baai van Vigo, 1702. 1735. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
