"Afbeelding van de Stad en Revier van Rochester, Chattam…1667", Stoopendaal, Daniel
Subject: England
Period: 1700 (circa)
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Color: Hand Color
Size:
13.5 x 10.5 inches
34.3 x 26.7 cm
Lively copper engraving depicting one of the most famous battles in the war between the English and Dutch. The panorama depicts the region of Rochester and the entrance to the River Thames, where the Dutch fleet destroyed and captured numerous British ships, including the Royal Charles. The city of Rochester is well depicted with the river and bay filled with burning ships. The hills overlooking the battle scene shows numerous on-lookers and an army rushing into battle.
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Condition: A
Backed with Japanese tissue repairing bottom margin.
