The Zeeland squadron getting under way

Here, several ships are depicted afloat with a coastline in the distance. On the right is a starboard view of the admiral with a flag identified as the Flushing jack. In the left background is a vice-admiral before the wind before the wind. In the centre foreground is a port quarter view of a galjoot before the wind.

Object Details

ID: PAH9374
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
Date made: 1664?
People: Zeeland Squadron
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 320 x 585 mm; Mount: 549 mm x 807 mm