Description
Detailed etching of a sea battle near Dunkirk showing naval warfare with Dutch and Spanish fleets engaging.
Made by an anonymous engraver after Commelin.
Medium: Etching on hand-laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 36.9 x 27.6 cm (14.53 x 10.87 inch). Image size: 36.9 x 27.6 cm. (14.53 x 10.87 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Short margins, attached to a carrier. 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.
BATTLE OF DUNKIRK, 1639, MAARTEN TROMP, DUTCH NAVY, SPANISH FLEET, NAVAL HISTORY, ETCHING | PCO-EXPO-427
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Used as illustration in: I. Commelin, Frederick Hendrick van Nassauw prince van Orangien zyn leven en bedryf, Wed. Esdras Willemsz Snellaert en Gerrit Nieuwenhuysen, Utrecht 1652, dl. 2, fol. 34.
Reference: FMH 1796-c.
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