Porta Tamandere. The Names of the Ships both of the Dutch and Portuguese Fleet. A. The Portuguese Amiral. B. Their Vice-Admiral. C. The rest of their Ships. D. Three of their Barques. E. Three Carvels, which lay to watch in the Bay. F. The Enemy's Battery. G. The Utrecht, being the Dutch Admiral. H. The Ter Veer. I. The Zealand Vice-Admiral. K. The Over-Ysel. L. Salt-Land Pink. M. The Folden Deer Frigat. N.O. The Leyden Pink, and Unicorn Frigat. P.Q. A Dogger and three Netherland Barques

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Porta Tamandere. The Names of the Ships both of the Dutch and Portuguese Fleet. A. The Portuguese Amiral. B. Their Vice-Admiral. C. The rest of their Ships. D. Three of their Barques. E. Three Carvels, which lay to watch in the Bay. F. The Enemy's Battery. G. The Utrecht, being the Dutch Admiral. H. The Ter Veer. I. The Zealand Vice-Admiral. K. The Over-Ysel. L. Salt-Land Pink. M. The Folden Deer Frigat. N.O. The Leyden Pink, and Unicorn Frigat. P.Q. A Dogger and three Netherland Barques

Text in English on reverse. The battle is known as the Action at Tamana and took place 9 September 1645. Eight Dutch ships fought the Portuguese Fleet which was anchor in Porta Tamandare The Dutch flagship was the Utrecht and the other ships were Eenhoorn, Ree (or Gouden Ree), Overijssel, Zeelandia, Ter Veere and the flutes Leyden (or Leiden) and Zoutelandia.

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Object Details

ID:	PAD5064
Type:	Print
Display location:	Not on display
Places:	Unlinked place
Vessels:	Folden Deer [Dutch navy]; Over-Ysel [Dutch navy] Ter Veer [Dutch navy] Salt-Land [Dutch navy] Utrecht [Dutch navy] Leiden (1628) Zeelandia (1643)
Date made:	1671
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Mount: 131 mm x 168 mm