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British Expedition to Antwerp, 1809
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Landscape with a bird's-eye view of the course of the river Scheldt to the town of Antwerp. In the foreground the British fleet sails in August 1809 past Fort Bath up the Scheldt towards Antwerp; halfway between Fort Lillo and Liefkenshoek a chain is stretched across the river; behind the chain lies the French fleet. In the distance the town of Antwerp with a dozen French ships lying before it. Title and inscriptions in English.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBritse expeditie naar Antwerpen, 1809. 1809-10-12. John Heaviside Clark. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
