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Three Portuguese ships set on fire at Melaka, 1606
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Three Portuguese ships set on fire at Melaka, 1606

anonymous · 1644 - 1646 · etching; paper

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

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Three stranded Portuguese ships at Melaka set on fire by their own crews, October 1606. Part of the illustrations in the report of the voyage by Cornelis Matelief de Jonge for the VOC to the East Indies and China, 1605-1608, No. 3.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printVerenigde Oostindische CompagnieCornelis Matelief de JongeshipwreckMelaka
Credit lineDrie Portugese schepen bij Melaka in brand, 1606. 1644 - 1646. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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