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Conquest of two Spanish ships off Havana

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Conquest of two Spanish ships off Havana

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The conquest of two Spanish ships off Havana.

Afbeeldinghe in wat maniere Den Admirael Pieter Adriaensen Ita twee Rycke Honduras vaerders ver overt.

Top right: Fol: 37.

This conquest took place in 1628. Pieter Adriaensen Ita eventually arrived in the Republic with 16 captured ships.

This illustration is likely taken from: I. Commelin, Frederick Hendrick van Nassauw prince van Orangien [...], Amsterdam 1652.

The inventory numbers FM 1592 and RP-P-OB-79.382 refer to the same copy of this print.

Cf. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, inv. nr. FM 1591 and FM 1589.

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Sources and literature

Heijer, H. den, De geschiedenis van de WIC (2002)