The Merchant Shipping Anchorage Southwest of Texel, by Ludolph Backhuysen

Published in January 27th, 2011
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Koopvaardijrede ten Zuidoosten het eiland Texel The merchant shipping anchorage southeast of Texel by Ludolph Backhuysen, 1661 Private collection (image 2819×2291 px, 1.87MB) This painting shows the merchant anchorage off the island of Texel, where ships of the Dutch East Indian Company (VOC) used to gather before setting sail for East Indies. In the center […]

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Ships in the Roads of Amsterdam by Ludolph Backhuysen

Published in January 25th, 2011
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Schepen op de rede van Amsterdam Ships in the Roads of Amsterdam, ink on panel 75x140cm Koninklijk College Zeemanshoop, Amsterdam (image  2787×1532 px,2.8MB) This ink painting by Ludolph Backuysen shows the river IJ crowded with ships as it is viewed from the north bank. In the left side one can see the Amsterdam Admiralty’s depot. […]

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The Loss of the Royal George by John Christian Schetky

Published in October 25th, 2010
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The Loss of the Royal George by John Christian Schetky, c 1840 Tate Gallery, London (image 3000 x2075 px, 3.74 MB) On August 29 1782 Royal George, a magnificent 100 gun three-decker, suddenly sunk in the calm waters of Spithead. The catastrophe took lives of Rear Admiral Richard Kempenfelt and around 900 of the ship’s […]

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The Bombardment of Algiers 27 August 1816 by George Chambers, Senior

Published in October 24th, 2010
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The Bombardment of Algiers 27 August 1816 by George Chambers, Senior, ca 1836 National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (image 1500 x1063 px, 728 KB) The Bombardment of Algiers by the combined Anglo-Dutch force under the command of Sir Edward Pellew has already been described in details in an earlier post. This time I would like to […]

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The Explosion of the Spanish Flagship in the Battle of Gibraltar April 25th 1607 by Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen

Published in October 13th, 2010
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The Explosion of the Spanish Flagship in the Battle of Gibraltar April 25th 1607 by Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen, ca 1622 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (image 1600 x 1145 pixels 1.6 MB) In 1621 the Admiralty of Amsterdam decided to commission a painting commemorating the Battle of Gibraltar that took place in 1607. This battle, in which […]

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Dutch Whalers off a Rocky Coast

Published in October 12th, 2010
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Dutch Whalers off a Rocky Coast by Abraham Storck, ca. 1688 Maritiem Museum Rotterdam (image 1937 x 1433 pixels, 2.3 MB) Several Dutch fluyts lying at anchor in northern waters while their crews are hunting whales. The ships are flying Dutch colors with a whale in the middle. The ship in the right is about […]

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The Dutch Fleet under Sail

Published in July 30th, 2010
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The Dutch Fleet under Sail by Willem Van De Velde The Elder, 1672 Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy (image 8000 x 4400 px, 5,14MB) ‘The Dutch Fleet under Sail’ is believed to be a depiction of the Dutch battle fleet prepared to set sail for the Medway and Sheerness in 1667. This expedition commanded by Admiral […]

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The Eendracht and a Dutch Fleet of Men-of-War before the Wind

Published in July 19th, 2010
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The Eendracht and a Dutch Fleet of Men-of-War before the Wind by Ludolph Backhuysen (Ludolf Backhuizen), ca. 1670-75 The National Gallery, London (image 1920×1200 px733KB) A Dutch battle fleet and its flagship the Eendracht (Dutch for Concord or Unity) are the subject of this impressive work by Ludolph Backhuysen. The Eendracht was built in 1653 […]

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The Occupation of Newport, 9 December 1776

Published in May 30th, 2008
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THE OCCUPATION OF NEWPORT, 9 DECEMBER 1776 By Robert Cleveley, 1777 (Highest resolution available 8165×5030) In 1775 the 13 British colonies in North America rebelled against British rule and formally proclaimed their independence as the United States of America. What started as a war for America soon became a war for global maritime predominance. It […]

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Between the Seven Years War and the American Revolution

Published in May 30th, 2008
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The hostilities of the Seven Years War were ended in 1763 by the Treaty of Paris. This involved a complex series of land exchanges but it was quite clear that Britain had won an astounding victory through her successful use of sea power: Canada and India were now British colonies. Much had been learned by […]

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