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Second Anglo-Dutch War; 1665-1667
Second Anglo–Dutch War: Four Days Fight, 1666
Sweden-Denmark War: Battle of The Sound, 1658
Third Anglo-Dutch War: Battle of Solebay, 1672
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States yacht and two ships under way; other ships at anchor (Drawing)
Portrait of the 'Kampveere Zeeland' (Drawing)
An English ship saluting (Drawing)
An English ship under easy sail (Drawing)
Portrait of the 'Swiftsure' (Drawing)
Galjoots and other vessels leaving a small Dutch harbour (Drawing)
An English three-decker at anchor (Drawing)
Distant vessels silhouetted against a coastline (Drawing)
Portrait of a Dutch flute. Built 1642. (Drawing)
Three quarter starboard view of a fighting vessel and a small sailing vessel with other vessels drawn in faintly. Copied from Greenwich 218 (Drawing)
A States yacht in a light breeze close to the shore (Drawing)
De Ruyter's Voyage to Bergen, autumn 1665; the Dutch Fleet lying by (Drawing)
Portrait of the Utrecht? about 50 guns (Print)
The Dutch fleet in light airs 1 June 1665 (Drawing)
The staysail of a small vessel (Drawing)
Portrait of the 'Monck' (Drawing)
French Three-Decker, Starboard Quarter View (Drawing)
A distant view of a Dutch village in the dunes (Drawing)
The breaks of the poop and quarterdeck of an English ship (Drawing)
Portrait of the Walcheren Zeeland. East Indiaman. Built 1661 (Drawing)
A kaag with a Dutch fleet at anchor (Drawing)
A sheet of studies of fishermen in boats (Drawing)
Portrait of the ‘Mary’ (Drawing)
A galjoot and a Dutch Ship running free with two other ships in stays (Drawing)
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