Armour, helmet and sword of Admiral Jacob van Heemskerck
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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Armour, helmet and sword of Admiral Jacob van Heemskerck
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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Bruikleen van het Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap
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On loan from the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap
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Jacob van Heemskerck commanded ...... cost Van Heemskerck his life.
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Jacob van Heemskerck voerde he ...... kogel die Van Heemskerck trof.
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NG-KOG-987-1
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Rijksmuseum
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Armour, helmet and sword of Admiral Jacob van Heemskerck
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Harnas, helm en zwaard van admiraal Jacob van Heemskerck
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created
c. 1580 - c. 1607
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ca. 1580 - ca. 1607
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extent
borst met beenstuk hoogte 80 cm
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depth 40 cm
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geheel breedte 40 cm
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geheel diepte 40 cm
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height 53 cm
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height 80 cm
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helm met pluim hoogte 53 cm
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width 40 cm
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Collectie: harnassen(onderdelen)
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Collectie: wapens & militaria
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temporal
eerste kwart 17e eeuw
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first quarter 17th century
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fourth quarter 16th century
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vierde kwart 16e eeuw
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