Sea battle between the Dutch and the Portuguese in the region of Goa

Waasbergen, Johannes Janssonius / Anoniem / Anonymous

Sea battle between the Dutch and the Portuguese near Goa.

This battle took place on January 4, 1638. Although the Portuguese were the greater force, the Dutch won the battle thanks to their faster and more agile vessels.

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Is part of:

Goa (India)

Creator

Waasbergen, Johannes Janssonius (publisher)

Anoniem / Anonymous (engraver / etcher)

Period

ca. 1672

Material

paper

Technique

copperplate printing

Kind

Dimension

13 x 17 cm13 x 17 cm

Number

189 A 6 deel II, p. 51

Owner

Koninklijke Bibliotheek

Sources and literature

Baldaeus, Philippus, Naauwkeurige beschryvinge van Malabar en Choromandel: Derzelver aangrenzende Ryken, en het machtige Eyland Ceylon (1672)

Silva, R.K. de en W.G.M. Beumer, Illustrations and Views of Dutch Ceylon 1602 - 1796 (1988)