A Dutch Fleet getting under way circa 1665

This panoramic drawing depicts a large Dutch fleet with some ships still at anchor with sails furled and others with topsails loosed. On the left there is a rear-admiral of the van and the commander-in-chief, in the centre an admiral and a vice-admiral of the centre squadron, and on the right an admiral. There is a galjoot in the right foreground.

Object Details

ID: PAJ2333
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
Date made: circa 1665
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 184 x 1070 mm; Mount: 410 x 1270 mm
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