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Counter commemorating Cardinal Armand Jean Duplessis, Duc de Richelieu (1585-1642). Counter commemorating Cardinal Armand Jean Duplessis, Duc de Richelieu (1585-1642). Obverse: Bust of the cardinal in a cap and high collar (right). Legend: 'ARMAND .
1636
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Medal commemorating the Siege of Breda, 1637. Medal commemorating the Siege of Breda, 1637. Obverse: A barge entering a fortress (left), a female figure and famine (right). Arms of Frederick Hendrik hanging from a mailed arm carrying a sword and issuing f
1637
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Dutch Men-of-War off a Craggy Coast. De Vlieger favoured serene, undisturbed seas. This painting is one of three quiet coastal scenes by the artist in this exhibition (BHC0776 and BHC0778). Here, two Dutch men-of-war lie at anchor well off the fantastical
1637/early 1640s
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. Diptych dial for 42°-54° North. Rectangular ivory dial consisting of two leaves that fold flat when not in use. Leaf Ia displays a standard windrose (see related terms) on which eight winds are named in Italian. On leaf Ib the dial at the top of
1638
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A kaag and other vessels off a pier. 'A kaag and other vessels off a pier'
1638
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The Battle of St Omer, 1638. Text in Italian alongside image.
1638
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[Mediterranean and part of the Black Sea]. Four sheets, joined. Col. ms. Medium: Vellum, originally mounted on four hinged boards, now on modern linen, in half morocco binding. Scale: [ca. 1:4 250 000 (lat)]. Cartographic Note: Has a latitude scale. The d
1638
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Gun, 4pdr. Bronze muzzeloading smoothbore 4pdr gun mounted on replica carriage. Calibre:3.2in. Engraved: MOUNTIOY EARLE OF NEWPORT MR GENERALL OF THE ORDNANCE IOHN BROWNE MADE THIS PEECE 1640. Tudor Rose crown CR (Charles I). The Brownes were a famous fa
1639
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Marten Harpertsf. Tromp: L'Admiral von Holland und West-Vrieslandt Aetat 41. Technique includes etching.; Text in Dutch below image.
circa 1639
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Medal commemorating the destruction of the Spanish fleet off Dover, 1639. Medal commemorating the destruction of the Spanish fleet off Dover, 1639. Obverse: Bird's-eye view of a naval action. Reverse: Inscription, within a wreath of roses, 'Aet
1639
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Medal commemorating the destruction of the Spanish fleet off Dover, 1639. Medal commemorating the destruction of the Spanish fleet off Dover, 1639. Obverse: Bird's-eye view of a naval action. Reverse: Inscription, within a wreath of vine leaves and
1639
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Medal commemorating the dominion of the sea. Medal affirming Charles's claims to dominion of the sea. Obverse: Bust of King Charles I with long hair in collar and decorated armour (right). Legend: 'CAROLVS . I . D : G . MAG . BRITANN . FRAN . ET
1639
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Portrait of the 'Jupiter'?. Portrait of the ‘Jupiter’ viewed from the port quarter. The masts and a flag and pendant at the main are roughly sketched in. On the tafferel, Jupiter sits astride an eagle. The drawing is inscribed with
1639
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A Dutch Ship c1600. Technique includes etching.
1640
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A Ship Wrecked off a Rocky Coast. A fleet of ships is shown near a rocky coast. One of them, in stern view, is shown on the left with its sails half down, clawing to windward off the land, and the other shipping is visible on the horizon. A large rock ris
1640
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Counter commemorating Cardinal Armand Jean Duplessis, Duc de Richelieu (1585-1642). Counter commemorating Cardinal Armand Jean Duplessis, Duc de Richelieu (1585-1642). Obverse: Bust of the cardinal in a cap and high collar (right). Legend: 'ARMAND .
1640
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Gun, 4pdr. Bronze muzzleloading smoothbore 4 pdr gun engraved MOUNTJOY EARLE OF NEWPORT MR GENERALL OF THE ORDNANCE IOHN BROWNE MADE THIS PEECE 1640 Tudor Rose crown CR (for Charles I). Calibre: 3.2in. The gun is mounted on a replica carriage. The Brown
1640
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Gun, 4pdr. Bronze muzzleloading smoothbore 4pdr gun mounted on a replica carriage.. The gun is engraved: MOUNTIOY EARLE OF NEWPORT MR GENERALL OF THE ORDNANCE IOHN BROWNE MADETHIS PEECE 1640. Tudor rose crown CR (Charles I). Calibre: 3.2in. The Brownes
1640
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Marten Tromp. Print. The battle of the Downs, 1639 (with key)
1640
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Moluccae Insulae Celeberrimae. Single sheet. Col. engr. Medium: 2 sheets of paper with central vertical join. Scale: [ca. 1:1 500 000]. Cartographic Note: North at 90 degrees. Graduated for lat & long. Rhumbs. Scale in German miles and Gallician miles
1640; circa 1700
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Repairing ships Mediterranean harbour. Print
1640
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Shipping in an Estuary. A scene showing an estuary with shipping and land rising up on either side. The land on the far right includes white cliffs rising up towards fields and woods. Several church towers are implied on the skyline and this specificity i
1640
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Spectabili, Ornatijsmo viro ac Domino Joh. Huyssen J. Co. Zeellandiae Ordin. foederat. Belgij rebus Neptu nianis apud Middelburgenses Mattiacarum a Consilijs Apelline scientiae maxime studioso, Mecenati miki faventissimo Posui. Technique includes etching.
1640
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Tabula Magellanica, qua Tierrae del Fuego, cum celeberrimis fretis a F.Magellano et I.Le Maire detectis novissima et accuratissima descriptio exhibetur.. Single sheet. Engr. Medium: 2 sheets joined at centre. Scale: [ca. 1:300 000]. Cartographic Note: Gra
1640
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A Dutch Ferry Boat Before a Breeze. A variety of shipping is shown, on a blustery day, off the Dutch coast. A kaag or ferry boat with a red sail occupies the centre foreground of the painting. She flies the Dutch flag at the mainmast and is carrying a ran
late 1640s
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A Dutch Ship Running onto a Rocky Coast. A Dutch trading ship, flying the Dutch flag, is being carried by bleak and tenebrous waters which force it towards dark, foreboding cliffs. Foamy waves, composed diagonally across the surface of the painting, haul
late 1640s
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Dutch Ferry Boats in a Fresh Breeze. This painting shows Dutch boats in a fresh breeze. Boats traverse a busy waterway in order to reach the land which is visible on the far right of the composition. Two boats are laden with passengers and are ferrying pe
1640s
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Seascape with Sailors Sheltering from a Rainstorm. A group of sailors huddle, in a cave, beneath a rugged cliff. Torrential rain falls diagonally from the thick black clouds which hover menacingly above. A smooth, flat sea is rendered in silvery-grey tone
1640s
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Algernoun Earle of Northumberland, Lord of the Honors of Cockermouth...[Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland]. Technique includes etching.; Text in English below image.
1640
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Aurora. Tit Soni tepidum spernens Aurora Cubile, Pravia Lucifero, pulcros induta coloros, Eumenidum pellit Matrem, Sontumg Soporom Discutit, et grato conspergit Sumine Terra. Original etching. Print
1641
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Henrietta Maria by the Grace of God, Queene of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, etc. Print
1641
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Henrietta Maria. Plate 13.
1641
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Navios de Cortes desagregados y echados a pique por orden fuya. Technique includes mixed method.; Pag.61.
1641
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Returada de Guatimozin preso por Holguin. Pag.264.
1641
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Rivera de Panuco o Rio de Canoas. Technique includes mixed method.; Pag II.
1641
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Ships and flutes sailing out from a fjord, probably Flekker, Norway. A port-bow view of about fifteen ships, most of them flutes (fluyts), running out from a narrow fjord under topsails, with rocks on either side. The leading vesel is a flute but closely
1641
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The Boat-yard. Original etching. Print
1641
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Counter commemorating the death of Cardinal Richelieu, 1642. Counter commemorating the death of Cardinal Richelieu, 1642. Obverse: The royal shield and crown above, surrounded by collars of orders. Legend: '. NIL NISI . CONSILIO.' (Nothing wit
1642
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Medal commemorating the 1642 Declaration of Parliament. Medal commemorating the 1642 Declaration of Parliament (copy). Obverse: Ship in full sail, left, with flags of England. Reverse: The two Houses of Parliament with the King and Speaker. Legend: '
1642
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A Zeeland Ship at Anchor. A portrait of a ship at anchor, shown broadside to port, with a low coastline rising to the right. It flies the Dutch flag and pennant from the main and the flag of the ensign of the Zeeland Admiralty of the States General at the
1643
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Counter commemorating the Battle of Cartagena, 1643. Counter commemorating the Battle of Cartagena, 1643. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV (right). Legend: 'LVDOVICVS MAGNVS REX.' (King Louis the Great.) Reverse: A trident within a crown decorate
1643
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Counter commemorating the death of Cardinal Richelieu, 1642. Counter commemorating the death of Cardinal Richelieu, 1642. Obverse: Bust of the cardinal in a skull cap, high collar and robe with ribbon and cross (legend). Legend: 'ARMAND . IO . CAR .
1643
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Cartagena, 1643. Medal commemorating the Battle of Cartagena, 1643. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV as a child (right). Legend: 'LUD . XIIII . FR . ET NAV . REX CHRISTIANISS.' (Louis XIV, most Christian king of
1643
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Cartagena, 1643. Medal commemorating the Battle of Cartagena, 1643. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV as a child (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS XIIII . REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: Neptune standing (centre), a tri
1643
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Cartagena, 1643. Medal commemorating the Battle of Cartagena, 1643. Obverse: Youthful bust of King Louis XIV with long hair in armour and cloak (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS . XIIII . REX . CHRISTIANISS' (Louis XI
1643
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Weyschuits, a kaag and Dutch Men of War in the Texel, 1643. Dutch ships at anchor in the Texel, 1643. The drawing shows, in the foreground, small craft (weyschuits and kaags) at anchor and pulled up on the shore near some carts by a wharf on the left. In
1643
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Witte de With's Action with Dunkirkers off Nieuwpoort, 1640. During the Thirty Years War, Spanish naval power reached unprecedented levels. Their ports and shipyards in Flanders, particularly Dunkirk, were the focus of maritime revival. The Flanders
1643
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Afteykening vande Rivier van Guayaquil ende Eylenden Puna ende Sta. Clara. Print
1644
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Fishing Boats in a Rough Sea. Several sprit-rigged Dutch fishing boats are shown in a strong wind from the left. The boat on the left is in port-broadside view, beating to windward, with several crew in the stern and three others towards the centre. The p
1644
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Medal commemorating the accession of Queen Christina and the battle of Femern, 1644. Medal commemorating the accession of Queen Christina and the Battle of Femern, 1644. Obverse: Queen Christina standing before the throne, under a canopy on a dais with he
1644
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Fehmarn, 1644. Medal commemorating the Battle of Fehmarn, 1644. A counter. Obverse: Bust of Queen Christina, draped, curls (right). Pearled border. Legend: 'REGINA CHRISTINA.' Reverse: Within a pearl border and
1644
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Pascaert vande Zeecvst van Bysvyen Callao de Lima Tot Bynoorden de Bay Achter de Piscadores. Technique includes etching.
1644
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The Port of Archangel. This painting, by Bonaventura Peeters the Elder,e shows a dynamic and thriving harbour. Two hunters, wearing costumes which resemble those depicted in contemporary map illustrations, are prominently positioned on a ledge, in the for
1644
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Vertoning hoe de Nassausche vloot heest ghelegen onder de Cust van Nueva Spagna wachtende op de Schepen uyt de Manillas; Vertoning van de Ree... Guagen, een vande Ladrones eylanden. Print
1644
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Vertoning van't Callao de Lima. Print
1644
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Vertoning vande Haven van Acapulco. Print
1644
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Vertoon van't verbranden van de Spaensche schepen in't Callao. Technique includes etching.
1644
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[Mediterranean and part of the Black Sea]. This is a 'Portolan' chart. These charts originated in the Mediterranean in the thirteenth century and take their name from the written sailing directions, 'portolani', which they supplemented
1644
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H. Grotius synd: Roterod: Eiusdemq Urb: In Conv: Ord: Holl: et Wester: Quondam Delegat (Ruit Hora). Text in Latin below image.
1645
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l'Neeman van de Suyker Prysen in de Bay de Tode los Santos Anno 1627; Bahia (Brazil) October 1627. This print shows the frustrated Dutch naval siege of All Saint´s Bay (Salvador, Brazil) on 6 June 1627, under the command of Admiral Piet Heyn.
1645
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Medal commemorating Prince Rupert Admiral and General (1618-1652). Medal commemorating Prince Rupert, Admiral and General (1618-1652). Obverse: Bust of Prince Rupert with long hair, in a high collar and armour, holding a staff upright in his right hand.
1645
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Rosas, 1645. Medal commemorating the Battle of Rosas, 1645. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV as a child (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS XIIII . REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS .' Reverse: A flower and two smaller ones rising fr
1645
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t'Neemen y an de Suyker Prysen in de Bay de Tode los Santos Anno 1627; Bahia (Brazil) 1627. Folio 23 of Isaak Commelyn´s 'Fredrick Henrick van Nassauw prince va orangien zyn leven en bedryf' (Utrecht, 1651 and 1652). Also published i
1645
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A Kaag and a Galjoot Close to the Shore with Witte de With in the 'Brederode' Leaving the Vlie, 9 June 1645. The painting shows an event during the war between Sweden and Denmark, when Dutch merchant ships trading in the Baltic had to be escorte
1645
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Asia carta diciasete piu moderna. Single sheet. Engr. Scale: [ca.1:3 000 000 (lat)]. Cartographic note: Graduated chart of Honshu, Shikoko and Kyushu. Mercator projection [prime eridian through Pico, Azores]. Contents note: The north part of the chart is
1646
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by Plymouth. Mounted with PAD6866, PAD6868-PAD6869.
1646
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by Plymouth. Mounted with PAD6867-PAD6869.
1646
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Carta di Noruegia piu moderna. Single sheet, engraving. Scale [circa 1:500,000 (lat)]. Mercator projection, from the prime meridian of Pico, Azores. Shows the coast of Norway. Decorated with a ship and a compass rose. This chart is from Dudley's Del
1646
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Carta prima generale d'Affrica e parte d'America. Single sheet, engraving. Scale: [circa 1:9,000,000 (lat)]. Mercator projection with the prime meridian through Pico, Azores. The chart shows compass variation and currents. The eastwards continua
1646
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Carta prima generale dell'Asia. Single sheet. Engr. Scale: [ca.1:9 000 000 (lat)]. Additional Places: Oman, Borneo. Plate 2 from Robert Dudley's Dell'Arcano del Mare, vol 1.
1646
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Carta quinta generale di Europa. Single sheet, engraving. Scale [circa 1:1,500,000]. This is a graduated chart of the English Channel and the Atlantic coasts of southern Britain and northern France on Mercator's projection. Sandbanks, rocks and sound
1646
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Carta secon.a generale del'Asia. Single sheet. Engr. Scale: [ca. 1:9 000 000]. Cartographic Note: Graduated for lat & long. Mercator projection, meridian of Pico, Azores. Variation shown. Additional Places: Philippines, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Mari
1646
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Carta seconda generale d'Affrica. Scale: circa 1:8,000,000 (lat at 20 degrees S). Chart of southern Africa from 8 degrees South including Madagascar. Mercator's projection. [Prime meridian through Pico, Azores]. From Dudley, Dell' Arcano de
1646
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Carta terza generale d'America. Single sheet. Engr. Cartographic Note: Graduated, Mercator projection, Pico meridian. Contents Note: Inset: [Straits of Magellan and southern tip of South America]. Plate 5 from Robert Dudley's Dell'Arcano d
1646
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Carta terza generale del'Asia. Single sheet. Engr. Scale: [ca.1:20 000 000 (lat)]. Cartographic Note: Graduated. Mercator projection, Ferro meridian. Variation and currents noted. Additional Places: New Guinea, Japan, America. Contents Note: To the n
1646
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Carta terza generale di Europa A F Lucini fecit. Scale: circa 1:4,000,000 (lat). Graduated chart of the coasts of Portugal, Spain & North West Africa from Oporto to Cape Bojador including the Canaries and Azores. Mercator projection. [Prime meridian t
1646
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Celestial clockwork globe. Celestial clockwork globe. Astronomical details on the sphere include stars indicated by four different symbols, but there is no magnitude table. The Milky Way is drawn but not labelled. The stars are indicated by four different
1646
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Counter commemorating Armand de Maillé, Duc de Brézé (1619-1646), and his devotion to the Queen. Counter commemorating Armand de Maillé, Duc de Brézé (1619-1646), and his devotion to the Queen. Obverse: A shield o
1646
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Counter commemorating the blockade of the Dardanelles, 1646. Counter commemorating the blockade of the Dardanelles, 1646. Obverse: St Mark seated (left), handing the sacred flag to the Doge kneeling (right). Legend: 'S . M . VEN . FRANC . MOLINO D&#
1646
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Medal commemorating the capture of Dunkirk, 1646. Medal commemorating the capture of Dunkirk, 1646. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV as a child (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS XIIII . REX . CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: A sailor kneeling (right), offer
1646
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Tabula geographica regni Chile. Single sheet. Engr. Physical description Note: Once folded as a book insert ca. 23 x 13cm. Title has been recut on the plate. Cartographic Note: North at 270 degrees. Latitude indicated on border. Land map (no rhumbs, no so
1646
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Counter commemorating Admiral César, Duc de Vendôme (1594-1665), and the capture of Porto Longone [Elba], 1647. Counter commemorating Admiral César, Duc de Vendôme (1594-1665), and the capture of Porto Longone [Elba], 1647. Obve
1647
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Counter commemorating the naval activity in the Levant, 1647. Counter commemorating the naval activity in the Levant, 1647. Obverse: St Mark seated (left), handing the sacred flag to the Doge kneeling (right). Legend: 'S . M . VEN . FRANC . MOLINO D
1647
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Medal commemorating the Congress of Munster, 1647. Medal commemorating the Congress of Munster, 1647. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of a battleship at sea under foresail, main and foretop sails, with flags carrying the arms of Zeeland, the States-Gene
1647
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Men at work on the side of a Dutch ship. Print
1647
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Men at work on the side of a Dutch ship. Print
1647
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Naues Mercantoriae Hollandicae Societis Indiae Orientalis. Technique includes engraving.
1647
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Naves Bellicae Hollandicae. Print
1647
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Naves Mercatoriae Hollandicae per Indias Occidentales. Print
1647
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Naves Mercatoriae Hollandicae Societis Indiae Orientalis Orientales. Print
1647
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Naves Mercatoriae Hollandicae vulgo Vlieten. Print
1647
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Navis Bellica Hollandica. Print
1647
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Navis Bellica Hollandica. Print
1647
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Navis Mercatoria Hollandica vulgo Vliet. Print
1647
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Navis Mercatoriae Hollandica per Indias Orientales. Another impression PAD0325.
1647
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Navium variae Figurae et Formae, a Wenceslao Hollar in diversis locis ad vivum delineatae & Aquafortiaeri insculptae; Ad 1647. Print
1647
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Counter commemorating the naval events in the Levant, 1647. Counter commemorating the naval events in the Levant, 1647. Obverse: St Mark seated (left), handing the sacred flag to the Doge kneeling (right). Legend: 'S . M . VEN . FRANC . MOLINO D
1648
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Portrait of the 'Constant Reformation'. One of a series of over 20 drawings made by Van de Velde in autumn 1658, when he joined the Dutch fleet, under the new command of Lieutenant-Admiral Jan van Wassenaer, en route to the engagement with the S
1648
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Portrait of the 'Constant Reformation'. This is a portrait of the ‘Constant Reformation’ viewed from the port quarter. There is a comparable drawing in the Boymans Museum, Rotterdam (see MB1866/ T 400) which probably shows one of Pr
1648
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Tabula Islandiae auctore Georgio Carolo Flandro. Single sheet. Hand coloured engraving. Scale [circa 1:1,700,000]. The borders are graduated for latitude and longitude, rhumb lines shown. The scale is in German and French miles. The coastline of Iceland
1648
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