Spain, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Orlers, 1610, Insula de Gran Canaria

17th-century copper engraving depicting the conquest of the island of Gran Canaria and the city of Allagona (an incorrect name for the city of Las Palmas) by the Dutch fleet under Admiral Pieter van der Does, June 26, 1599. In the foreground is the Dutch fleet; the Spanish are firing on the Dutch ships from coastal forts. On the right is the fortress of Graciosa.

Published in 1610 in Leiden (Netherlands) by J.J. Orlers in ´Den Nassauschen Lauren-Crans: Beschrijvinghe ende af-beeldinge van alle de victorien ... die Godt Almachtich de ... Staten der Vereenichde Nederlanden verleent heeft, deur het wijs ende clouck beleyt des Hooch-ghebooren Fursts Maurits van Nassau´

Excellent condition

Image 23x31,5cm, page 31,5x37cm