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"The Failed Attack of the English on the Return Fleet in the Port of Bergen, Norway, 12 August 1665: an episode from the Second Anglo-Dutch War"
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"The Failed Attack of the English on the Return Fleet in the Port of Bergen, Norway, 12 August 1665: an episode from the Second Anglo-Dutch War"

Willem van de Velde (I) · 1669 · canvas; ink

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

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The failed English attack on the return fleet under the command of Pieter de Bitter in the harbor of Bergen (Norway), August 12, 1665: an episode from the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-67). The Dutch warships lie at anchor in the Norwegian harbor, between the ships also several boats.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit line"The Failed Attack of the English on the Return Fleet in the Port of Bergen, Norway, 12 August 1665: an episode from the Second Anglo-Dutch War". 1669. Willem van de Velde (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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