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Battle in the Sound, 1658
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Battle in the Sound, 1658

anonymous · 1658 · engraving; paper

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

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The Battle of the Sound, between the States fleet under Admiral Jacob baron van Wassenaer, lord of Obdam, and the Swedish fleet under Admiral Carl Gustaf Wrangel, 8 November 1658. In the foreground the sea battle with on the left the fight between the admiral ships of Wassenaer named the Eendracht and of Wrangel named Victoria. In the foreground the Bredero with masts shot off by Vice-Admiral Witte de With. In the background on the left the Swedish coast and on the right the Danish coast with the castle Kronborg. In the sky the three portraits of Wrangel, Wassenaer and Vice-Admiral Pieter Florisz. who fell in the battle. In the caption the legends 1-24 and a-x in 6 columns. Numbered in the bottom right: 15.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSlag in de Sont, 1658. 1658. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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