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idprint_283
titleSea Battle Zee Slagh tussen De Ruiter en Prins Robbert en de Graaf d'Estree Bij De Kijkduin En Helder, 21 Augusti 1673
makerStoopendaal, Sculp
date1687
size21,3 x 498 mm.
techniqueCopperplate Engraving
conditionA superbly printed, very fresh, clean and early printed, example of this (many times reprinted) large sea-battle. Professionally flattened folds, (as issued)Good, but uneven margins. Fine strong paper quality. Verso blank. A very desirable copy.
signatureLower right-hand side within the image in full; Stoopendaal Sculp
colouringUncoloured
descriptionA breathtaking view of the fierce battle of Kijkduin. Unnumerable ships in fierce fighting, a lengthy legend beneath the image and at top left- and righ-hand side inside the image counting 115 numbers, naming all ships & their Commanders. Title in a banner upper centre. Old folds hardly visible, a minor blemish but, a most 'silky' evenly printed copy of this sought after and important naval print. (Taken from the 1687 folio edition of the 'Life of de Ruiter' by Gerard Brandt.)
watermarkLarge unindentified Wm. at centre of sheet.
 
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