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The capture of two Spanish ships off Havana

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The capture of two Spanish ships off Havana

Janssonius, Johannes / Anoniem / Anonymous

The capture of two Spanish ships off Havana.

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

Top left: Fol: 37.

This conquest took place in 1628. Pieter Adriaenson Ita finally arrived in the Republic with 16 captured vessels.

This illustration is likely taken from: I. Commelin, Frederick Hendrick van Nassauw prince van Orangien [...], Amsterdam 1651.

The inventory numbers FM 1591 and RP-P-OB-79.381 refer to the same copy of this print.

Cf. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, inv. nr. FM 1592 en FM 1589.

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Sources and literature

Commelin, Isaac, Frederick Hendrick van Nassauw prince van Orangien (1651)

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