Medal in honor of Jan van Speijk, 1831, Medal in honor of Jan van Speijk. On the obverse, the Dutch Virgin with an extinguished torch mourning at a gravestone depicting the jumping into the air of Jan van Speijk's gunboat on the Scheldt near Antwerp on February 5, 1831. On the reverse, text within a myrtle wreath., print, print maker: Daniël Veelwaard (I), (mentioned on object), print maker: Daniël Veelwaard (II), (mentioned on object), after drawing by: Hendrik Vettewinkel, (mentioned on object), print maker: Netherlands, print maker: Netherlands, publisher: Amsterdam, 1831, paper, etching, engraving, height, 236 mm × width, 148 mm
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Medal, honor, Jan van Speijk, 1831, obverse, Dutch Virgin, extinguished torch mourning, gravestone depicting, jumping, air, Jan van Speijk's gunboat, Scheldt near Antwerp, February 5, reverse, text within, myrtle wreath, print, print maker, Daniël Veelwaard, I, mentioned, object, Ii, drawing, Hendrik Vettewinkel, Netherlands, publisher, Amsterdam, paper, etching, engraving, height, 236 mm × width, 148 mm
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