The departure of Abraham Crijnssen for the West Indies in 1666


This painting depicts the Dutch fleet leaving for the Caribbean and ultimately to isolate and seize Surinam and helping to turn the English colony into a Dutch one.

Lieve Verschuier "The departure of Abraham Crijnssen for the West Indies in 1666"


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