Printed and manuscript maps, prints and views of 22 seventeenth-century wars
Etching with engraving; printed on paper; laid down on paper and then mounted on paper (Mount Type B); gilt edges left, top and right | 35.3 x 50.4 cm (image and neatline) | RCIN 723101
A view of the naval Battle of Scheveningen (aka Battle of Texel or Battle of Ter Heijde) fought on 10 August 1653 [N.S.] between the Commonwealth of England, commanded by General at Sea George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608-70) and the United Provinces commanded by Admiral Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp (1598-1653) who was killed during the battle which resulted in heavy losses to both sides, both of whom claimed victory. First Anglo-Dutch War (1652-4).
The Dutch coastline is shown stretching from Texel (53°05ʹ00ʺN 04°50ʹ00ʺE) in the north (from where the English fleet sighted Tromp's ships on 8 August) to Scheveningen in the south, with the cities of Leÿden (Leiden 52°09ʹ30ʺN 04°29ʹ35ʺE) and s' Gravenhage (The Hague 52°04ʹ36ʺN 04°17ʹ55Eʺ) in the background. Admiral Tromp's ship Brederode is marked 'A' in the left foreground. Tromp was killed by a sharp shooter in the rigging of William Penn's (Admiral of the White) ship The James.
Cornelis Danckerts I (c.1603-1656) : Amsterdam (publisher) [bottom left, in rectangular panel:] Tot. Amsterdam / Bÿ Cornelis Dankerss
Watermark: Print: none visible. Backing paper: three circles. One above the other, crown above; top circle containing a cross, bottom circle containing the letters AB, contents of the other circle indistinct.
Condition: six fold lines; wear, tear and discolouration along fold; repaired by being laid down on paper before being mounted
35.3 x 50.4 cm (image and neatline)
cropped (platemark)
35.7 x 50.3 cm (sheet)
39.0 x 53.5 cm (mount)
Printed title:
WARE AFBEELDINGE VAN DEN BLOEDIGEN ZEESLAG / Tussen d’Hollants en Engelse / geschiet tussen den 8 en 10 Augustÿ 1653 [New Style] [top centre, to each side of a winged victory carrying the victor’s wreath and a shield with the Dutch lion]
Additional text:
[bottom centre, in plainly decorated cartouche, arranged in five columns, a key, A-I, K-T, V, X-Z, a-e, g-i, k, l:] Verclaringe der Cifer getalen; [top left, an image of a person (Tromp?) in a chariot being ascended to heaven:] Den Edelen L: Adm: M:H: Tromp om sÿn Ridderlÿcke / deuchden inder Helden Hemel opgenomen.
Annotations:
George III heading: Naval Engagement 8-10 August 1653.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top left, red pencil:] 3/46; [top right, black pencil:] Sea Engagement. (Verso) none.
George III catalogue entry:
Naval Engagement Ware Afbeeldinge van den bloedigen Zeeslag tussen d’Hollants en Engelse geschiet tussen den 8 en 10 Augusty 1653: by Cornelis Dankerss.
Subject(s)
Scheveningen, South Holland, Netherlands (52°06ʹ16ʺN 04°16ʹ32ʺE)
Ter Heijde, South Holland, Netherlands (52°01ʹ48ʺN 04°10ʹ05ʺE)
Texel, North Holland, Netherlands (53°05'00"N 04°50'00"E)
Bibliographic reference(s)
Mark McDonald, The Print Collection of Cassiano dal Pozzo. Part II, Architecture, Topography and Military Maps, 3 vols, London 2019, cat. no. 3219
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