Leaf with four prints, including the conquest of St. Eustatius by the French in 1781
Kok, W. / Sallieth, Mattheus de
Leaf with four prints, including the conquest of St. Eustatius by the French in 1781.
Geschiedenissen van onzen tijd. / Plaat I..
Victorie op Doggersbank [...] / St. Eustatius door de Franschen hernomen: den 26sten November 1781 / Jonk. van der Capellen tot den Pol [...] / Het Lijk van de vrouw van een sergeant [...].
Taken from: 'Atlas der Geschiedenissen van onzen Tyd'. Appended is a communication about the non-continuation of this specimen run.
Bottom left: Proefdruk.
Each of the little prints measures: 10 x 13 cm, the edges of the plate 33 x 38 cm.
On the reverse a stamp: Rijksmuseum.
Bottom right: 4459.
During the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (1780-1784) the WIC lost St. Eustatius to the British. The French recaptured the island. At the Peace of Paris the island was given back to the Republic, along with its other possessions in the West Indies.
Cf. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, inv. nr. FM 4473a, FM 4473b and FM 4473c.
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