Extract, uyt een Missive van de Heer de With, geschreven in de Royael Charles voor Chatham by Cornelis de Witt

Extract, uyt een Missive van de Heer de With, geschreven in de Royael Charles voor Chatham Possibly 1667

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aged paper

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personal sketchbook

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journal

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fading type

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stylized text

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thick font

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handwritten font

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This document, *Extract, uyt een Missive van de Heer de With, geschreven in de Royael Charles voor Chatham*, is a news report published in 1667 by Cornelis de Witt, a prominent Dutch statesman. The document, part of a larger *Missive*, describes the events during the Second Anglo-Dutch War and focuses on the capture of the English fort at Chatham, a significant military victory for the Dutch. The document, originally published in Dutch, offers a first-hand account of naval battles, troop movements, and strategies, highlighting the historical context of the Anglo-Dutch conflict. The artwork itself is a printed document with a decorative letter "N" and text in 17th-century Dutch, and is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum.

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