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Costumes of regional sailors around 1580
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Costumes of regional sailors around 1580

Abraham de Bruyn · 1581 · engraving; paper

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

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Print from a book about sixteenth-century clothing around 1580. Five sailors from different regions. All five are dressed differently. From left to right: a Dutch skipper, a Dutch sailor, a sailor from the Waterland, a sailor with Belgian clothing and a Breton skipper. The print has a Latin inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKleding van regionale zeelieden rond 1580. 1581. Abraham de Bruyn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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