Contemporary prints and maps of the battles and sieges of the Eighty Years War
Cornelis Danckerts I (c. 1603-1656)
Naval engagement in the Roadstead of the Downs, 1639
Naval engagement in the Roadstead of the Downs, 1639
Vray pourtrait & relation de l’espouventable & cruelle, combien que Victorieuse / Bataille de mer, faite entre la puissante Armada du Roy d’Espāgne, sur la conduicte del’Admiral / d’Oquendo... published 1639
Letterpress text printed on paper; mounted on paper (Mount Type B) | 23.8 x 25.6 cm (sheet) | RCIN 722141.b
Cornelis Danckerts I (c. 1603-1656)
Naval engagement in the Roadstead of the Downs, 1639 (The Downs, England) 51?14?00?N 01?26?00?E published 1639
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Letterpress text accompanying the view of a naval engagement in the Roadstead of the Downs, 1639, at RCIN 722141.a.
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Cornelis Danckerts I (c. 1603-1656) (publisher)
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Watermark: Text: indistinct: large letter L with the smaller letters LB and a '4' above to the right. Mount: cropped: part of a crown.
Condition: slight brown discolouration to text and mount
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23.8 x 25.6 cm (sheet)
27.4 x 29.6 cm (mount)
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Printed title:
Vray pourtrait & relation de l’espouventable & cruelle, combien que Victorieuse / Bataille de mer, faite entre la puissante Armada du Roy d’Espāgne, sur la conduicte del’Admiral / d’Oquendo, & l’Armade des tres puissans Seigneurs les estats des Provinces unies du pais-bas.
Annotations:
George III heading: Naval Engagement in the Downs Sept.r 1639.
Other annotations: none.
George III catalogue entry:
Naval Engagement A View of the Naval Engagement in the Downs between the Spanish Fleet commanded by Admiral de Oquendo and the Dutch Fleet commanded by Admiral M.H. Tromp in Sept.r 1639: by C. Dankersz and S.I. Bruch; with a Description, 1639.
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From the collection of Cassiano dal Pozzo (1588-22 October 1657); inherited by his brother, Carlo Antonio dal Pozzo (1606-1689); sold by Carlo Antonio’s grandson to Clement XI, 1703; acquired by Cardinal Alessandro Albani by 1714, from whom purchased by George III in 1762
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Subject(s)
The Downs, England (51°14ʹ00ʺN 01°26ʹ00ʺE)
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Bibliographic reference(s)
M. McDonald, The Print Collection of Cassiano dal Pozzo. Part II, Architecture, Topography and Military Maps, 3 vols, London 2019, cat. no. 3047
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