Algiers and De Ruyter's Fleet - Stoopendael Engraving - 1687
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Original engraving by Bastiaen Stoopendael (1637-1693) with the view of Algiers, lettered below "De Stadt Algiers / La Ville d'Alger", and the fleet of the States General anchored before the city under the command of Admiral Michiel de Ruyter in November 1662, during the peace negotiations.
Original engraving by Bastiaen Stoopendael (1637-1693) with the view of Algiers, lettered below "De Stadt Algiers / La Ville d'Alger", and the fleet of the States General anchored before the city under the command of Admiral Michiel de Ruyter in November 1662, during the peace negotiations.
A key runs beneath the image: numbers 1 to 11 mark gates, castles and batteries of the city, and letters a-m identify the ships and their commanders. The engraving illustrates the life of Michiel de Ruyter published in Amsterdam in 1687.
Medium: Etching and engraving
Engraver: Bastiaen Stoopendael (Amsterdam, 1637-1693), signed "Stoopendael sculp." at the lower right
Date: 1687 (scene of 1662)
Dimensions: 13.5 x 11 in (34.2 x 28 cm)
Condition: Trimmed to the image line, with the lower part of the key affected. Central binding fold, general toning, slight damp spots and a small stain in the right margin
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Original engraving by Bastiaen Stoopendael (1637-1693) with the view of Algiers, lettered below "De Stadt Algiers / La Ville d'Alger", and the fleet of the States General anchored before the city under the command of Admiral Michiel de Ruyter in November 1662, during the peace negotiations.