Piet Heyn Takes the Silver Fleet at Matanzas, Cuba - Engraving 1656
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Original 1656 engraving of the capture of the Spanish silver fleet in the bay of Matanzas (Cuba) by Admiral Piet Heyn on 8 September 1628, the most important prize taken by the Dutch West India Company during the seventeenth century.
Original 1656 engraving of the capture of the Spanish silver fleet in the bay of Matanzas (Cuba) by Admiral Piet Heyn on 8 September 1628, the most important prize taken by the Dutch West India Company during the seventeenth century.
At the top, within the engraved image itself, a circular portrait of Piet Heyn. The engraving illustrates Isaac Commelin's history of Frederick Henry of Nassau, published by the cartographer Joannes Janssonius, and retains the folio signature 45 at the lower right.
Medium: Copper engraving
Date: 1656
Source: Isaac Commelin, history of Frederick Henry of Nassau; publisher Joannes Janssonius. Folio 45
Dimensions: 14.5 x 11.5 in (36.8 x 29.3 cm)
Condition: Central binding fold, as usual for a folded engraving. White margins trimmed, general toning and damp spots more visible on the verso; remains of old mounting on the upper edge of the back
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Original 1656 engraving of the capture of the Spanish silver fleet in the bay of Matanzas (Cuba) by Admiral Piet Heyn on 8 September 1628, the most important prize taken by the Dutch West India Company during the seventeenth century.