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Campaign to Chatham and the capture of the island of Sheppey, 1667
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Campaign to Chatham and the capture of the island of Sheppey, 1667

Romeyn de Hooghe · 1667 · etching; paper

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

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Plate with two scenes. Above a landscape scene of the Raid on the Medway and the destruction of the English fleet on 20 June 1667 by the States fleet under Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter. Below a scene of the capture of the island of Sheppey with the fort and magazine at Sheerness by the troops of Colonel Dolman. In the caption the legends for both plates 1-42 and a-o in Dutch.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineTocht naar Chatham en de verovering van het eiland Sheppey, 1667. 1667. Romeyn de Hooghe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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