Medal struck in honor of Gerardus Oorthuys, captain of the frigate Den Briel, who defeated his English opponent, the frigate Crescent, at the naval battle of Cadiz on May 30, 1781. Front and reverse of the medal within an ornamental frame. At bottom a four-line verse and a reference to page 173., Medal in honor of Gerardus Oorthuys, captain of the frigate Den Briel, print maker: Noach van der Meer (II), (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Jacobus Buys, (mentioned on object), Johan George Holtzhey, (mentioned on object), Northern Netherlands, 1781 - 1782, paper, etching, engraving

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