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Description: | ?No 1. den 18 augustij 1665 op dijmsdach / schoot tot krijchs raet houden?
?t vergadt schiedam daer de Ruyter / mede Inde vloot gecomen was?
This unsigned drawing shows a low horizon. In the right background, De Ruyter is seen coming up before the wind in the 'Schiedam'. This is accompanied by the inscription, ?t vergadt schiedam daer de Ruyter / mede Inde vloot gecomen was? (the frigate 'Schiedam' in which de Ruyter joined the fleet). In the left foreground, Tromp, in the 'Liefde' fires the signal for the council-of-war which was held to decide on the composition of de Ruyter's squadron. Several other ships and a large number of galjoots are visible.
It is inscribed in the lower right corner, ?No 1. den 18 augustij 1665 op dijmsdach / schoot tot krijchs raet houden? (The 18th day of August 1665 on Tuesday. The firing for the council-of-war to be held).
Box Title: Van de Velde F3. Nos.107-147.
caption: PY3867, De Ruyter joining Tromp's fleet in the North Sea, 8-18 August 1665 | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | drawings Willem van de Velde Dutch Fleet | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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