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Ship strikes the rocks during a storm, A ship overtaken by a storm, and smashed to pieces between the cliffs, Ships under construction and several accidents, Navigiorum Aedificatio, print, Series number, 14, 16, printmaker: Pieter van den Berge, after print by Sieuwert van der Meulen, Northern Netherlands, publisher: Wilhelmus Koning, Amsterdam, publisher: Isaac Greve (possibly), 1717 - 1732, Sieuwert van der Meulen, unknown, after print by, grantor of privilege, paper, etching, engraving, height 164 mm x width 195 mm, shipwreck., An engraving showing a small sailing ship wrecked among jagged rocks with torn sails and broken masts, turbulent waves crashing around the vessel and foamy water sweeping over the rocks, a rocky cliff face rising behind the wreck, a sky filled with layered clouds and streaked, angular cloud formations, and detailed line work creating texture throughout the scene.
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