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Capture of the Spanish Silver Fleet in the Bay of Matanzas by Admiral Piet Hein, 1628
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Capture of the Silver Fleet in the Bay of Matanzas by a fleet of the WIC under the command of Admiral Piet Hein, 8 September 1628. Bottom left: a map of the island of Cuba. At the top, round portraits of the admirals Hendrick Cornelisz. Loncq and Piet Hein. Printed on the sheet below the scene is a description of the events in three columns with the legend 1-20 in German, followed by three columns listing the loot per ship.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVerovering van de Zilvervloot in de Baai van Matanzas door admiraal Piet Hein, 1628. 1628. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
