Surrender of the Dutch Fleet to Vice Admiral Sir Andrew Mitchell K.B. this Plate representing his taking Possession of the Dutch Ships of War in the Texel on the 30th August 1799 is...inscribed...
Hand-coloured. A representation of the Dutch Republic fleet (shown on the left) surrendering to the British-Russian fleet (shown right) during the Vlieter Incident of 30th August, 1799. A small rowing boat in the centre facing left carries a white flag denoting surrender. The Isis is shown in the foreground of the British-Russian fleet in port-bow view, the flagship of Vice-Admiral Andrew Mitchell. The flagship of the Dutch fleet, Washington, can be seen in the foreground astern.
Object Details
| ID: | PAI6412 |
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| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Dodd, Robert |
| Places: | Unlinked place |
| Vessels: | Isis (1774) |
| Date made: | 31 Dec 1800 |
| People: | Dutch Fleet |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 494 x 710 mm |