Antwerp, Bouttats, Gaspar, Presentation of the two islands of Vlie, Terschelling and the fugitives of the English to the Dutch, Arson on Terschelling and the Vlie by the English, 1666, Holmes' Bonfire, verso bottom center - stamped, The islands of Vlieland and Terschelling. On Terschelling the village of West-Terschelling is on fire. A naval battle is raging at sea between English and Dutch ships. The Dutch ships are on fire and the sailors are sailing away in lifeboats. At the top of the print is a cartouche with an Italian inscription., print, prent, prints, prenten, English ships lie off the islands of Vlieland and Terschelling. On the island of Terschelling, recognizable by the De Brandaris lighthouse, the village of West-Terschelling goes up in flames. On the right, the Dutch merchant ships, anchored in the Vlie, are set on fire by English sailors in sloops. In the foreground, the island of Vlieland. At the top of the print, a cartouche with an Italian inscription., width 369 mm, height, 300 mm, 1640 - 1695, print maker, prentmaker, 1670 - 1670, paper, papier, engraving, graferen (drukprocedé)
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Antwerp, Bouttats, Gaspar, Presentation, two islands, Vlie, Terschelling, fugitives, English, Dutch, Arson, 1666, Holmes, Bonfire, verso bottom center - stamped, islands, Vlieland, village, West-Terschelling, fire, naval battle, raging, sea, Dutch ships, sailors, sailing away, lifeboats, top, print, cartouche, Italian inscription, prent, prints, prenten, English ships, lie, off, island, recognizable, De Brandaris lighthouse, goes, up, flames, right, Dutch merchant ships, anchored, set, English sailors, sloops, foreground, width 369 mm, height, 300 mm, 1640 - 1695, print maker, prentmaker, 1670 - 1670, paper, papier, engraving, graferen, drukprocedé
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