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Three Days' Battle, 1653
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Three Days' Battle, 1653

anonymous · 1653 · engraving; paper

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

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Three-Day Naval Battle off the English south coast in the First Anglo-Dutch War between the States Navy under Maarten Tromp and the English Navy under Robert Blake, 28 February – 2 March 1653. Centrally the fight between Tromp's flagship Brederode and the English Rosecrans, in the background the English coast with Portland. At the top in laurel wreaths portraits of Admiral Penn, Tromp and Blake. Details in the representation marked with letters but a legend is missing.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printhistorieprentRobert BlakeWilliam Penn (Sir)Brederode (schip)Rosecrans (schip)Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp
Credit lineDriedaagse Zeeslag, 1653. 1653. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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