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Holmes' Bonfire
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Holmes' Bonfire

Gaspar Bouttats · 1666 · engraving; paper

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

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English ships lie off the islands of Vlieland and Terschelling. On the island of Terschelling, recognizable by the lighthouse De Brandaris, the village of West-Terschelling is in flames. To the right, Dutch merchant ships anchored in the Vlie are set on fire by English sailors in boats. In the foreground, the island of Vlieland. At the top of the print, a cartouche with an Italian inscription.

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printon fire, ablazeWest-TerschellingHolmes's Bonfire
Credit lineHolmes' Bonfire. 1666. Gaspar Bouttats. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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