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Bird's eye view of Goa with an encounter between the Spanish and the Dutch Armada

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Bird's eye view of Goa with an encounter between the Spanish and the Dutch Armada

Blaeu, Wilhelm (Jansz.) / Anoniem / Anonymous

Bird's eye view of Goa, with an encounter between the Spanish and the Dutch Armada, from the collection of A. Gijsels.

Spaensche Armade.

Neelantsche Armade.

T Eylandt Bardes.

T Eylandt Marmegon.

The cartouche features a view of Castle Aguado.

The Dutch vessels are: 't Hooft van Holland, [?] Hollandia, Egmont, Zeepaert, Voorburgh, Uttrecht, [?], S' gravenhage, Rotterdam, Vlissinghe.

The compass lines were printed at Willem Blaeu (this printed paper was also used frequently after Blaeu's death in 1638).

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