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View of part of Bantam showing an attack on the Portuguese fleet in 1601 | ) |
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231 x 359 mm | |
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Bantam | |
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flora / landscape, ship / vessel, key, survey / view, building, blockade / naval battle, battle / taking / war (fight) | |
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- A view of the coast of Bantam with several vessels locked in battle in the foreground. In the background several East Indiamen are depicted flying the Dutch flag. Behind them a landscape with palm trees and to the left a city labelled above: <Bantam>.
- A couple of islands are depicted in the sea, labelled <Pulo Panian, De Wachter>.
- The painting further lists the following topographical names: <Strate van Sunda, Hoeck van Bantam en t' Landt van Sumatra>.
- The ships in the foreground fly the following flags the Dutch tricolour, a flag with a Madonna and St Andrew's cross, flags with a Maltese cross and flags with the St. Andrew's cross.
- The print is a combination of the following prints (RP-P-OB-75.312, RP-P-OB-75.313, RP-P-OB-75.314) and bears the key A-H:
- A: <Hollandtsche Vlote ghecomen inde strate van Sunda>.
- B: <Een Chineesche Pirau die de voorsz. Vlote adverteert vande Poortugeesse Armade>.
- C: <Die Hollanders comende by hare Vyanden>.
- D: <Armade vande Poortugeessen, soo die Hollanders die eerst ingheseylt, ende gheabbordeert hebben>.
- E: <Die voorsz. Poortugeessche Armade, loefwaert legghende vande Hollantsche, poocht met brant-schepen die selfde te destruweren>.
- F: <Die Hollandtsche Armade, liwaert vande Poortugeessche gheleghen, en wert van de brant-schepen niet beschadicht>.
- G: <Die Poortugesen verlatende Bantam ende het Eylandt Iava, nemen met haere overgebleven Galeyen ende Schepen die vlucht naer die Molucken>.
- H: <Die welcke vande Hollanders een tijdt lang naer gheseylt ende met griff gheschut vervolcht zijn>.
- RP-P-OB-75.312 bears the name Alardi en Cloppenburgh, and the note <dedicarunt>.
