Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
July 28, 1821
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 115
Additional Source Text:
"Made by order of the City of Amsterdam in Commemoration of a Battle fought by Admiral Trump [Tromp] in 1673, and presented to him 1674."
"Deposited by" Hewitts.
National Gazette and Literary Register (Philadelphia), 28 Aug 1821 adds: "It will be recollected that this is the celebrated Dutch Admiral who carried a broom as his mast head, in the British Channel, signifying his intention to sweep the seas."
Notes:
Cornelis Maartenszoon Tromp (1629-1691) was a Dutch naval officer who served as lieutenant-admiral general in the Dutch Navy. He distinguished himself in the double battles of Schooneveld (May-June 1673) and the battle of Texel (August 1673) during the Third Anglo-Dutch War.
