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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 a Dutch and an English ship, in the background the English coast with Portland. At the top in laurel wreaths portraits of Admiral Penn, Blake and Tromp. At the bottom a small map of the fleets off the English coast. Details in the representation marked with letters but a legend is missing.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printhistorieprentRobert BlakeWilliam Penn (Sir)Maarten Harpertszoon TrompBattle of Portland
Credit lineDriedaagse Zeeslag, 1653. 1653. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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