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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identifier
NG-KOG-987-2-1
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publisher
Rijksmuseum
subject
title
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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type
created
1580 - 1607
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1580 - 1607
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extent
breedte 17,7 cm
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lengte 96,3 cm
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length 96.3 cm
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width 17.7 cm
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Collectie: wapens & militaria
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temporal
fourth quarter 16th century
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vierde kwart 16e eeuw
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