Title

'Dunkirk',1890

Caption

'Dunkirk', 1890. Disputed territory between Spain, the Netherlands, England and France in 16th century, Dunkirk wassold to France by Charles II for £320,000 in 1662. Commerce raiders and pirates made it their base, Jean Bart the most famous. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. IV - Modern History", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Date

1890

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F24_446

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61,1Mb (2,7Mb) / 18,1in x 13,1in / 5423 x 3940 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation exterior outdoors sea water busy sailing arts night country French France reflection harbour law evening book ship ships crime dusk view geography backlit territorial location century vista sail literature TERRITORY concept channel water surface pirate reflected time of day B&W pirates MONOCHROME 17th century sailing ship sailing ships dunkirk English Channel 19th century water transport Corsair black & white black and white B W piracy nineteenth century Nord-Pas-de-Calais history historic seventeenth century The Print Collector geographical feature TGN outside engraving landscape Unknown Cassells King Charles II Charles II Jean Edmund Co Cassell & Co Edmund Ollier Ollier view to land Cassell and Company Ltd Cassell & Company disputed territory Cassell & King of Great Britain and Ireland Bart King Charles the Second Cassell's Illustrated Universal History modern history Jean Bart engraving landscape