Prints > Naval Scenes > Antique print, original hand-coloured lithograph of a naval battle: Battle in the Bay of Matanzas (Cuba), 1628

Battle in the Bay of Matanzas (Cuba): Capture of the Spanish Silver Fleet, 1628. - P.J. Schotel (1808-1865), c. 1850.



Title: Het veroveren der Spaansche Zilvervloot, 10 September 1628. - Prise de la Flotte d'Argent d'Espagne, 10 Septembre 1628.

Lithograph, old hand coloured and heightened with arabic gum
Two pages with the original Dutch text joined.
Size: 24.5 x 38.5cm (9.6 x 15 inches) Sheet size: 42 x 59cm (16.4 x 23 inches)
Verso: Blank
Condition: Excellent
Condition Rating: A

From: Heldendaden der Nederlanders ter Zee, ... Ontworpen, op steen geteekend en met een ophelderenden tekst voorzien door P.J. Schotel. Amsterdam, Frans Buffa, s.d. [c. 1850]. The complete collection includes 45 plates, published in 15 issues each containing three plates. The publishing price for a coloured issue was fl. 24.00. (c.1850).

Landwehr (Coloured plates), 429.

Petrus Johannes Schotel (1808-1865) was a painter and lithographer, son of Johannes Christiaan Schotel. He was a pupil of his father and like him specialized in sea and river views. He was an expert on the technical and historical details of ships.

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