Sujet

'Holland's Raid on the Thames', c1668. Artist: Willem Schellinks.

Légende

'Holland's Raid on the Thames', c1668. The Raid on the Medway was a successful Dutch attack on the largest English naval ships, which were laid up in the dockyards of Chatham in June 1667 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. The Dutch, commanded by Admiral Michiel de Ruyter, also bombarded and captured Sheerness and sailed up the Thames as far as Gravesend. From Old Naval Prints, by Charles N. Robinson & Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Limited, London, 1924]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1668

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C78_163

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

170,2Mo (11,7Mo) / 77,5cm x 55,0cm / 9156 x 6496 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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