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Burning of the Sugar Mills at All Saints' Bay near Salvador, ca. 1640-1641
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Burning of the Sugar Mills at All Saints' Bay near Salvador, ca. 1640-1641

Jan van Brosterhuyzen · 1645 - 1647 · etching; paper

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

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Burning of the sugar mills at All Saints' Bay near Salvador, ca. 1640-1641. The fleet of Johan Maurits van Nassau attacks this important fortress of the Portuguese in Brazil. In the sky a winged banner with the title decorated with two smoke horns and a laurel wreath.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVerbranden van de suikermolens aan de Allerheiligenbaai bij Salvador, ca. 1640-1641. 1645 - 1647. Jan van Brosterhuyzen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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