The Dutch fleet before the wind, May? 1672
Viewed from the port beam, the divisions of Aert van Nes and Banckert before the wind. On the right is a port bow view of the ‘Oudshoorn’ (ex ‘Swiftsure’). On the ship’s starboard beam there is a flag with a pendant at the fore. Van Nes in the ‘Eendracht’ is seen in the left background. In the foreground is a broadside view of Van de Velde’s galjoot.
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Object Details
ID: | PAH9354 |
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Type: | Drawing |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Velde, Willem van de, the Elder |
Date made: | 1672 |
People: | Dutch Fleet |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Sheet: 260 x 612 mm; Mount: 633 mm x 832 mm |