Antique Print-HAVANA-SPANISH-SHIPS-DUTCH-WIC-PIETER-ITA-Commelin-1652

Description

Capture of two Spanish admiral ships by the fleet of the WIC under Admiral Pieter Adriaensz. Ita, August 1, 1628. Battle between warships at sea off the Cuban coast, Havana in the distance on the left. Marked upper right Fol. 37.

Made by an anonymous engraver after Commelin.

Medium: Etching/Engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Yes.

Sheet size: 35.8 x 25.7 cm (14.09 x 10.12 inch). Image size: 35.8 x 25.7 cm. (14.09 x 10.12 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light soiling, foxing and creasing. Origianl middle fold as issued. Paper edges chipped. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

HAVANA, CUBA, NAVAL BATTLE, SPANISH SHIPS, PIETER ADRIAENSZ ITA, WIC, DUTCH FLEET, 1628 | PCO-EXPO-425

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Used as an illustration in: I. Commelin, Frederick Hendrick van Nassauw prince van Orangien zyn leven en bedryf, Wed. Esdras Willemsz Snellaert and Gerrit Nieuwenhuysen, Utrecht 1652, fol. 37. Mirror image copy after the print in the edition of Jodocus Janssonius of 1651 (FMH 1591).

Reference: FMH 1592.