Identification title(s): witte de with piloting the fleet into the sea, 1653. Vice admiral de with piloting the country's warships into the sea himself (title on object). Object type: print history print object number: rp-p-ob-81. 806. Catalog reference: fmh 2074-a. Note: (added number rpk) fmh 20-b. Description: admiral witte de with pilots the ships of the dutch fleet at sea at night on august 8, 1653, prior to the naval battle at terheide in the first english war between the dutch fleet under maarten tromp and the english fleet under george monck, august 10, 1653. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: philippus velijn (mentioned on object) after a drawing by: jacob smies (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: netherlands. Dating: 1823 - 1829. Physical characteristics: steel engraving. Material: paper technique: steel engraving. Dimensions: top: h 237 mm × w 158 mmexplanationused as illustration in: p. G. Witsen geysbeek and g. Engelberts gerrits, beauties and remarkable scenes from dutch history. G. Portielje, amsterdam 1825-1829, 8 parts. This number is a number added by the rpk and is not listed in frederik muller, but the work for which the print was made or comes from is listed in frederik muller. Subject: what: pilot boat, battle of terheide. When: 1653-08-08 - 1653-08-08. Who: witte cornelisz. Dewith. Acquisition: purchase 1881. Date: between 1823 and 1829.
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