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An English Ship in a Gale Trying to Claw off a Lee Shore. Two ships are shown in difficulty in a heavy sea with storm clouds blowing away to the right above a rocky coast. The composition is dominated by a two-decker in port-bow view in the left foregroun
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Counter commemorating the French fleet building programme. Counter commemorating the French fleet building programme. Obverse: Head of Admiral Louis de Bourbon, Comte de Vermandois (1667-1683) as a child (right). Legend: 'LOVIS . COMTE . DE . VERMAN
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Dutch ships lying-by, May 1672. Dutch ships lying-by, May 1672. To the left is a weather quarter view of a two-decker close-hauled on the starboard tack under mizzen and topsails. A boat is alongside to starboard, and another pulling towards her in the ri
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Medal commemorating John and Cornelis de Witt assassinated, 1672. Medal commemorating Johan and Cornelis de Witt assassinated, 1672. Obverse: Busts of the brothers De Witt conjoined (right). Legend: 'ILLUSTRISSIMI FRATRES IOHAN : ET . CORNEL : DE .
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Solebay, 1672. Medal commemorating the Battle of Solebay, 1672. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS XIIII . REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: Neptune standing in his car drawn
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Medal commemorating William of Orange appointed Captain-General and Admiral, 1672. Medal commemorating William of Orange appointed Captain-General and Admiral, 1672. Obverse: The Prince mounted on horseback (left). Legend: 'WILHELMVS : III : D : G :
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The 'Delft' with Dutch fleet at sea, May 1672. The ‘Delft’ with the Dutch fleet at sea, May 1672. On the left is a lee quarter view of the ‘Delft’ with the wind on the port quarter, under topsails and mizzen; a pendant at
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The Dutch fleet lying-by, May 1672. The Dutch fleet lying-by, May 1672. The fleet is lying-by in a swell, most of the ships with sails furled. In the foreground is a port bow view of a galjoot with a snow, starboard quarter view, close alongside to starbo
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The Dutch rear squadron in a quartering breeze, May 1672. The Dutch rear squadron in a quartering breeze, May 1672. The Dutch ships are viewed from the lee quarter with the wind broad on the port quarter. On the left is the ‘Amsterdam’ with a
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The Dutch rear squadron lying-by, May 1672. The Dutch rear squadron lying-by, May 1672. On the right is a starboard quarter view of a large two-decker lying with her fore and mizzen topsails loosed and main staysail hoisted. A ship with topsails aback is
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[Plymouth]. Single sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Paper backed with linen. Cartographic Note: North at 180 degrees. Scale in English feet and yards. Contents Note: At top: view of Plymouth looking north, Plan of the Royal Citadel with part of the town of Plymout
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The Dutch rear squadron lying-by, May 1672. The Dutch rear squadron lying-by, May 1672. In the left foreground is a stern view of the ‘Dolfijn’ (Lieut-Admiral Van Ghent), a flag at the main and pendant at the mizzen, with a signal at the mizze
May 1672
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A Note on the Drawings in the Possession of the Earl of Dartmouth Illustrating the Battle of Sole Bay May 28 1672 and the Battle of the Texel August 11 1673.. A paper booklet that contains notes on the drawings that illustrate the Battle of Sole Bay on Ma
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Battle of Solebay, 28th May 1672. Technique includes etching.
Dec 1797
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Van de Velde with the Dutch rear Squadron 29 May - 2 June 1672. The battle of Solebay, 28May/7 June 1672 was the opening battle of the third Anglo-Dutch War. De Ruyter attacked the combined English and French fleets as they lay in Southwold bay off the Su
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The Dutch fleet coming to anchor 5 June 1672. The Dutch fleet coming to anchor, 26 May [OS]/ 5 June 1672. In the middle distance is a port bow view of the ‘Eendracht’, Aert van Nes at anchor; her mizzen topsail is hoisted and aback. In the lef
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Charles II's visit to the Combined French and English Fleets at the Nore, 6 June 1672. An inscription by John Thomas Serres on the back of this drawing indicates that his father, Dominic, drew it in 1785. However, it appears originally to have been a
circa 1675; 1785 (Serres)
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The Battle of Solebay, 28 May-7 June 1672. The drawing shows the battle at noon with a light East-South-East breeze from the right of the drawing. In the left foreground is a stern view of the ‘Komeetster’ with the ‘Ridderschap’ (J
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The day after the battle of Solebay, 29 May/8 June 1672. Similar to PAJ3043, the work shows the van of the Dutch fleet, viewed from the lee bow, close-hauled on the port tack under topsails. Five private ships are shown, and close on the weather quarter o
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The Battle of Actium, 2 September 31BC. A representation of the naval Battle of Actium, 2 September 31 BC, which took place off the western coast of Greece. Octavian, through this decisive victory over the combined forces of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra, be
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