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Cornelis Danckerts  (1593–1656)  wikidata:Q18516477
 
Alternative names
Cornelis Danckerts , Cornelis Danckerts van Sevenhoven (I)
Description Dutch printmaker and drawer
Date of birth/death 1603 / June 1604 / 1593 Edit this at Wikidata 27 April 1656 (buried)
Location of birth/death Amsterdam Amsterdam
Work period from 1630 until 1656
date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1630-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1656-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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creator QS:P170,Q18516477
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Français : Vray pourtrait & relation de l’espouvantable & cruelle, combien que Victorieuse Bataille de mer, faite entre la puissante Armada du Roy d’Espāgne, sur la conduicte del’Admiral d’Oquendo, & l’Armade des tres puissans Seigneurs les estats des Provinces unies du pais-bas.
English: True might & relation of the appalling & cruel, how much that Victorious Battle of the sea, made between the powerful Armada of the King of Spain, under the leadership of the Admiral d'Oquendo, & the Armed very powerful Lords of the United Provinces of the Low Countries.
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English: A middle-high oblique view of a naval action, 18-21 September 1639, between the Dutch fleet, commanded by Admiral Martin Harpertszoon Tromp (23 April 1598-10 August 1653) and Admiral Witte Corneliszoon de With (28 March 1599-8 November 1658), and the Spanish, commanded by Antonio de Oquendo (October 1577-7 June 1640), resulting in a Dutch victory. Eighty Years War (1568-1648). Oriented with north-west to top (cardinal points).

The reference letters on the view are explained in the accompanying letterpress text at RCIN 722141.b.

George III catalogue entry: Naval Engagement A View of the Naval Engagement in the Downs between the Spanish Fleet commanded by Admiral de Oquendo and the Dutch Fleet commanded by Admiral M.H. Tromp in Sept.r 1639: by C. Dankersz and S.I. Bruch; with a Description, 1639. [The same entry appears under the heading Downs.]
Depicted place The Downs, England (51°14ʹ00ʺN 01°26ʹ00ʺE)
Date 1639
date QS:P571,+1639-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium etching and engraving
Dimensions 35.4 x 75.2 cm (image and sheet)
institution QS:P195,Q1459037
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RCIN 722141.a
Source/Photographer https://militarymaps.rct.uk/eighty-years-war-dutch-war-of-independence-1568-1648/naval-engagement-in-the-3
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