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A Dutch Fleet getting under way circa 1665
This panoramic drawing depicts a large Dutch fleet with some ships still at anchor with sails furled and others with topsails loosed. On the left there is a rear-admiral of the van and the commander-in-chief, in the centre an admiral and a vice-admiral of the centre squadron, and on the right an admiral. There is a galjoot in the right foreground.
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Object details
| ID: | PAJ2333 |
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| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Velde, Willem van de, the Elder |
| Date made: | circa 1665 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 184 x 1070 mm; Mount: 410 x 1270 mm |