Ship Portraits

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The Reede van Texels [ Texel roads] was already well established in the 15th century . Ships leaving from locations around the Zuider Zee would anchor off the Reede van Texel , waiting for favourable winds to sail to the Baltic countries , France , Spain and Portugal and later also East India

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The “Kampveere” a ship of the Zeeland Admiralty viewed from the port lee quarter. The ship is before a quartering wind under fore course, mizzen and fore and main topsail. On the tafferel are the arms of Zeeland on a crowned oval shield supported by two lions rampant.

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Between 1661 and 1663 undertook Admiral Michiel de Ruyter a trip to the Mediterranean to take action against the privateering , with his ship “De Liefde” . On this work we see her lowering sail for an upcoming storm with part of her gun-ports already closed . Oil on panel 40cm by 50 cm .

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The Eendracht or Eendragt (‘Concord’, meaning ‘unity’) was the main flagship of the confederate navy of the United Provinces between 1655 and 1665. Eendragt was the more common spelling in the 17th century; Eendracht is the modern Dutch standard spelling.

A2 zierikzee.jpg Portrait of the ship "Zierikzee". She was a 60 gun ship of the Admiralty Zeeland and built in 1653 The ship was last mentioned in 1674.

Here below you see the ship “Zierikzee’ with in the rear the “Walcheren ‘ .

Portrait of the ‘Hollandia’, 66 guns. She was built in 1665 and wrecked in 1683. She is viewed from starboard . On the tafferel, the arms of Holland on a crowned shield. This is supported by two seated figures holding up wreaths. Above is a female figure holding a sword and a shield bearing the arms of Amsterdam. Two further shields are on the counter, starboard side a lion rampant and port side, crossed anchors, for the Admiralty of Amsterdam. Oil on panel 40cm by 50 cm

The ship “Burght van Leiden”, viewed from the port side quarter. On the tafferel are the Arms of Leiden, supported by two lions. Above are the small arms of Amsterdam, between dolphins. There are two shields on the counter, on the port side a lion rampant and on the starboard side, crossed anchors, symbolising the Admiralty of Amsterdam. In this work she is setting sail on the River Wester Scheldt , with my home town Flushung in the rear .

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A starboard-portrait of the ‘Beurs van Amsterdam’, 52 guns, built 1654 as an East Indiaman, taken into States service 1665, returned to the Company 1666. On the tafferel is a picture of the Exchange at Amsterdam, a building with a tower on the right, built on a bridge over the Rokin. On the rail above is the arms of Amsterdam, supported by two dolphins. Two shields are on the counter; on the starboard side is the arms of Amsterdam with lion supporters, and on the port side the monogram of AOVC, representing the Amsterdam chamber of the East India Company. Inscribed across the upper transom is ‘…van Amsterdam.

The ‘Geloof’, viewed from the port bow , the courses furled and the yards a-cockbill, and the topsails stowed. Bowsprit and sprit top are also shown and there are a number of figures on deck. The ports on the broadside are depicted showing, thirteen on the gundeck, around eleven on the upper deck, and four on the quarterdeck. the ‘Geloof’ commanded by Pieter Salmonsz, 1665 .