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water transport: cargo vessel: merchantman (Netherlands)
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water transport: unknown function: brigantine (Mediterranean)
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water transport: unknown function: galjoot (Netherlands)
water transport: unknown function: hooker
water transport: unknown function: kaag (Netherlands)
water transport: unknown function: ship (Netherlands)
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water transport: unknown function: smack
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Bol, Ferdinand
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Netherlandish School, 17th century
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First Anglo-Dutch War: Battle of Scheveningen, 1653
Nine Years' War: Battle of La Hougue, 1692
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Second Anglo-Dutch War: Attack on the Medway, 1667
Second Anglo-Dutch War; 1665-1667
Second Anglo–Dutch War: Four Days Fight, 1666
Sweden-Denmark War: Battle of The Sound, 1658
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Samuel Pepys: Plague, Fire, Revolution
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The 'Mary', Yacht, Arriving with Princess Mary at Gravesend in a Fresh Breeze, 12 February 1689 (Painting)
Two merchant ships under sail in a moderate breeze (Painting)
An English Merchant Ship in a Mediterranean Harbour in a Light Breeze with Many Other Vessels (Painting)
The Departure of William of Orange and Princess Mary for Holland, November 1677 (Painting)
A Dutch Merchant Ship Running Between Rocks in Rough Weather (Painting)
The Dutch ship Oosterwijk under sail near the shore, in two positions (Painting)
The 'Gouden Leeuw' at the Battle of the Texel, 21 August 1673 (Painting)
A Dutch flagship before the wind (Painting)
A Dutch flagship, thought to be the Eendracht at anchor close in (Painting)
The Battle of the Texel, 11-21 August 1673 (Painting)
The English Ship 'Royal Sovereign' with a Royal Yacht in a Light Air (Painting)
A small Dutch ship riding out a storm (Painting)
Calm: a kaag sailing out from the end of a pier (Painting)
A kaag and other vessels off a pier (Painting)
Two Dutch boeier yachts under sail (Painting)
The Battle of the Texel, 11-21 August 1673 (Painting)
The 'Resolution' In a Gale (Painting)
A Dutch two-decker and a galjoot lying-by with the fleet at sea, ca.1672 (Painting)
A wijdschip and other vessels off a harbour (Painting)
The Dutch coast with a weyschuit being launched and another vessel pushing off from the shore (Painting)
A Kaag Coming Ashore Near a Groyne with Ships and Vessels Under Sail Beyond (Painting)
Kaags close to the shore in a busy scene near Den Helder (Painting)
Two English Ships Wrecked in a Storm on a Rocky Coast (Painting)
Dutch Attack on Harwich, July 1667 (Painting)
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