Battle of the zuiderzee against the count of bossu, 1573, jan luyken, 1730. Identification
title(s): battle on the zuiderzee against the count of bossu, 1573. Sea battle, between the count of bossu and the north dutch, occurred on the 11th and 12th of october, 1573 (title on object)
object type: history print
object number: rp-p-ob-79. 534
catalog reference: fmh 652-b, atlas van stolk 515, atlas van stolk 259-12, van eeghen 55-4(4), hollstein dutch 9
description: the battle of the zuiderzee, october 11, 1573. Sea battle in which the fleet of the water beggars led by cornelis dirkszoon van monnickendam defeated the spanish fleet of bossu. In the foreground fierce hand-to-hand fighting in the sloops, behind them the larger ships. Enkhuizen in the distance on the left. Manufacture
manufacturer: printmaker: jan luyken, according to own design by: jan luyken
place of manufacture: northern netherlands
dating: 1677 - 1679 and/or 1730
material and technology
physical characteristics: etching and engraving
material: paper
technique: etching / engraving (printing process)
dimensions: plate edge: h 272 mm × w 349 mm
explanation
used as an illustration in: j. Le clerc, histories of the united netherlands, concluded since the beginning of that republic until the peace of utrecht in the year 1713 and the treaty of barriere in the year 1715, z. Chatelain, amsterdam 1730, 3 parts, vol. I, pl. 10. Date: 1677 - 1679 and/or 1730.
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