Bloody Sea Battle, occurred between the French and the Dutch, near Messina, on January 8, 1676, Sea Battle at Stromboli, print, Sea Battle at Stromboli on January 8, 1676 between the fleet of the Republic under Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter and a French fleet under Abraham Duquesne. Printed below the plate a text in 2 columns in Dutch., printmaker, publisher, Amsterdam, Northern Netherlands, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, engraving and book printing, height 474 mm x width 285 mm, Person, Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, Abraham Duquesne, battle (naval force), Battle of Stromboli, Sicily, Period, 1676-01-08, A wide seascape filled with many sailing ships at various distances across the water, their masts and billowing sails detailed with line work and small flags atop many masts; several vessels show smoke or cloud-like puffs near them, and some appear partially damaged or listing; small rowboats with groups of oarsmen move between larger ships; the foreground shows da...
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Bloody Sea Battle, occurred between the French and the Dutch, near Messina, on January 8, 1676, Sea Battle at Stromboli, print, Sea Battle at Stromboli on January 8, 1676 between the fleet of the Republic under Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter and a French fleet under Abraham Duquesne. Printed below the plate a text in 2 columns in Dutch., printmaker, publisher, Amsterdam, Northern Netherlands, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, engraving and book printing, height 474 mm x width 285 mm, Person, Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, Abraham Duquesne, battle (naval force), Battle of Stromboli, Sicily, Period, 1676-01-08, A wide seascape filled with many sailing ships at various distances across the water, their masts and billowing sails detailed with line work and small flags atop many masts; several vessels show smoke or cloud-like puffs near them, and some appear partially damaged or listing; small rowboats with groups of oarsmen move between larger ships; the foreground shows darker, textured waves, while the sky above is mostly light with horizontal shading and a few larger shaded cloud forms.

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Bloody Sea Battle occurred French Dutch near Messina January 8 1676 Sea Battle Stromboli print fleet Republic under Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter French fleet under Abraham Duquesne Printed plate text 2 columns printmaker publisher Amsterdam Northern Netherlands paper etching engraving letterpress printing book printing height 474 mm x width 285 mm Person Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter Abraham Duquesne battle naval force Battle Sicily Period 1676-01-08 wide seascape filled sailing ships various distances across water masts billowing sails detailed line work small flags atop several vessels smoke cloud- puffs near them partially damaged listing small rowboats groups oarsmen move larger ships foreground darker textured waves sky mostly light horizontal shading larger shaded cloud forms

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