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The Battle of Chatham and the capture of the Royal Charles, 1667
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The Battle of Chatham and the capture of the Royal Charles, 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 sheet but pasted to the whole.

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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