Anno 1666. The battle in Wielingen, Everhardus Koster, between 1832 and 1892

The battle in wielingen the wielingen, the sea passage which runs westwards along the coasts of holland and belgium past cadzand, which is in dutch territory. And then past knocke, heyst, zeebrugge, and blankenberghe, which are belgian. The frontier between holland and belgium reaches the shore at a point between cadzand and knocke, close to the zwyn, where an arm of the sea used at one time to run inland, forming the connection between the sea and bruges. The waters of the wielingen are undoubtedly dutch territorial waters till they reach that point on the frontier; and holland claims also sovereignty over the whole of the wielingen throughout its course along the coast of belgium. Belgium claims sovereignty over the wielingen from the point at which it passes the frontier, as forming part of her territorial waters. The scheldt and the wielingen. G. W. T. Omond transactions of the grotius society, vol. 6, problems of peace and war, papers read before the society in the year 1920 (1920), pp. 80-88 (9 pages). Reference. Object Type: painting. Genre: history painting. Date: between 1832 and 1892. Dimensions: height: 50 cm (19.6 in) ; width: 41 cm (16.1 in). Collection: Amsterdam Museum. Everhardus Koster - Anno 1666. De slag in de Wielingen - SA 4952 - Amsterdam Museum