Description
A detailed scene depicting naval warfare off the coast of Dunkirk with ships engaged in battle and the coast in the background.
Made by an anonymous engraver after Commelin.
Medium: Etching on hand-laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 35.6 x 27.5 cm (14.02 x 10.83 inch). Image size: 35.6 x 27.5 cm. (14.02 x 10.83 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.
NAVAL BATTLE, DUNKIRK, 1639, MAARTEN TROMP, DUTCH REPUBLIC, SPANISH EMPIRE, MARITIME HISTORY, ETCHING | PCO-EXPO-427
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Used as illustration in: I. Commelin, Frederick Hendrick van Nassauw Prince van Orangien: zyn leven en bedryf, Jodocus Janssonius, Amsterdam 1651, fol. 34.
Reference: FMH 1796-a; Atlas van Stolk 1933-25.
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