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Good sailors

Gabriel Ehinger · 1695 · letterpress printing; etching; houtsnede; paper

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

About this work

Cartouche with emblem. The emblem shows a ship at sea sailing towards a port city, located on an island. Around the island lie wrecks of other ships. This ship, however, sails on course, accompanied by four sea creatures with palm branches in their hands. Latin motto on the scroll.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print boekillustratie island shipwreck ships (in general)

Credit lineGoede scheepslui. 1695. Gabriel Ehinger. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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