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William Blaeu (1571-1638) Dutch Fleet at Dunkirk

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William Blaeu (1571-1638) Dutch Fleet at Dunkirk
He was a student of the famed Danish astronomer, Tycho Brahe, and in
1633 he was appointed map-maker of the Dutch East India Company, a trading arm of
the Dutch government, and the map reflects the commercial history of the Netherlands
and the conflict with the Spanish monarchy in the early 1600’s. The Spanish king ruled
the northern and southern provinces of the Netherlands and Belgium in the 1600’s, the
northern provinces revolted against his rule and eventually separated from the southern
provinces, and this led to the formation of an independent Dutch Republic. That is the
history in this maritime map. During the Dutch Revolt (1568–1648), Dutch privateers
raided other ships in the service of the Spanish king. They operated from different ports,
including Dunkirk, so they were called Dunkirkers, and throughout the Eighty Years'
War, the fleet of the Dutch Republic tried to destroy the Dunkirkers. That is what you
see in the map here. The mat has light browning on the outside edges.
Sight: 20 x 30 in.
Overall: 23 1/2 x 33 1/4 in.