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Auction 106, Lot 592

"Afbeeldinge vande twee Bloedige Zeeslagen…", Anon.

Subject: Ships

Period: 1700 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
11.5 x 7 inches
29.2 x 17.8 cm
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Copper engraving of the bloody naval battle on June 14, 1673 between England and France on the one side and the Netherlands on the other. In Dutch history this war is known as the Third English Sea-War, as all battles were fought on the high seas. The scene is filled with ships with the title in ribbon form.

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Condition: A

Minor soil and edge tears in wide blank margins.

Estimate: $150 - $200

Sold for: $110

Closed on 3/3/2004

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