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Map of the 1804 battle at Curaçao

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Map of the 1804 battle at Curaçao

Anoniem / Anonymous

Title Leupe: Schets van het Eiland Curaçao.

This anonymous sketch map of Curaçao, dating from 1805 or 1806, was apparently made in relation to a report of the events at the beginning of 1804, when a British squadron under the command of Captain John Bligh made an unsuccessful attempt to occupy the island.

North is upper left.

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Sources and literature

Heijer, H. den, Grote Atlas van de West-Indische Compagnie = Comprehensive Atlas of the Dutch West India Company, II, de nieuwe WIC 1674-1791 = the new WIC 1674-1791 (2012)