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Rescue of Adriaan van der Kam, 1755
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Rescue of Adriaan van der Kam, 1755

Philippus Velijn · 1823 - 1829 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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The Dutch commander Adriaan van der Kam after he managed to escape from slavery during a battle between Spanish and Algerian ships. Other enslaved Christians on the Algerian boats are also being pulled from the water as swimmers.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineRedding van Adriaan van der Kam, 1755. 1823 - 1829. Philippus Velijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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