Armour, helmet and sword of Admiral Jacob van Heemskerck

anoniemca. 1580 - ca. 1607

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Jacob van Heemskerck commanded the Dutch ships that defeated a Spanish fleet near Gibraltar in 1607. The admiral lost his life in the fray. He was commemorated with a monument in the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam. In keeping with custom, his armour was
hung above the tomb. The left cuisse (thigh defence) is missing: it was shattered by the cannonball that cost Van Heemskerck his life.

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Title: Armour, helmet and sword of Admiral Jacob van Heemskerck
Creator: anoniem
Date Created: ca. 1580 - ca. 1607
Subject Keywords: maritieme geschiedenis, Zeeslag bij Gibraltar (1607), Heemskerck, Jacob van
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

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