76/1810 Maritime history The Raid on the Medway
- Sl. browned and frayed along edges; outer margin sl. waterstained.
= Curious manuscript document dated "Londres le 24e Junij 1667". It contains a contemporary account of the Dutch naval attack during the second Anglo-Dutch war on the English fleet starting on June 19th and their sailing up the river Medway to Chatham. The sentiment is not anti-English or anti-Dutch. It concludes with the latest news received on the morning of June 24th, not mentioning the outcome. The account also mentions the possible delay on the Treaty of Breda and the subsequent demand of Charles II for the envoy of St. Albans to locate Louis XIV and ensure the peace within the month. On paper with the watermark of the coat of arms of Amsterdam (Laurentius 81) dating it 1666. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXX.