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A 17th-century painting by Reinier Nooms showing Dutch and Spanish ships fighting at the Battle of the Downs in the English Channel in 1639. (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich)
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Museum, N. M. (2021, November 18). Dutch Ships at the Battle of the Downs. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14881/dutch-ships-at-the-battle-of-the-downs/
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Museum, National Maritime. "Dutch Ships at the Battle of the Downs." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 18, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14881/dutch-ships-at-the-battle-of-the-downs/.
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Museum, National Maritime. "Dutch Ships at the Battle of the Downs." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 18 Nov 2021, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14881/dutch-ships-at-the-battle-of-the-downs/. Web. 20 Jun 2025.
