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

Romeyn de Hooghe · 1667 · letterpress printing; etching; engraving; paper

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

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Sheet with two central depictions and on both sides six small scenes 1-6 of the events during the Raid on Chatham. At the top the destruction of the English fleet on 20 June 1667 by the States' fleet under Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, with a portrait of Willem Joseph Baron van Ghendt. Below a depiction of the conquest of the island of Sheppey with the fort and magazine at Sheerness by the troops of Colonel Dolman. At the bottom a description of the events in 4 columns with here the legends for the central plates 1-24 and 1-16 and the side plate A-CC in Dutch. The three scenes 4-6 on the right side printed on a separate loose sheet.

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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