An English Ship in Action with Barbary Corsairs | Willem van de Velde the Younger | 1680 Size:24"x18" 000 English were taken prisoner

000 English were taken prisoner including a third vice-admiral

this map covers the American coast from Virginia

the painting reflects both technical skill and national pride

A Russian squadron under Count Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov and Admiral Grigory Spiridov

with a light breeze from the port bow

An English Ship in Action with Barbary Corsairs | Willem van de Velde the Younger | 1680 Size:24"x18" 000 English were taken prisonerAn action between an English two decker and a Barbary two decker, showing three small ships and four galleys. Although naval historians are unable to relate the action to a specific event, the painting significantly identifies the danger to English ships from such pirates during the 1660s and 70s and was initially thought to show the 'Kingfisher' in action in 1681. In the left foreground is an English two decker, in starboard bow view, with a light