The Expedition to Chatham and the capture of the Royal Charles, 1667

Man-to-man fights in boats, in the background the destruction of the English fleet at Chatham, left the capture of the English flagship the Royal Charles on 22 June 1667. In the center in a boat stand Cornelis de Witt and Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, left captain Jan van Brakel shooting with his pistol. In the foreground the broken chain. Episode from the Raid on Chatham on 20-23 June 1667 by the States' fleet under De Ruyter. Variant with only Mathias de Sallieth mentioned as publisher.