BRAAM, Jacob Pieter van. - Jacob Pieter van Braam Capitein ter Zee en thans Schout bij Nacht van Holland en West Friesland.

Rotterdam, M. de Sallieth, 1790.Stipple-engraved oval halflength portrait with sea-battle in the background and coat of arms by M. de Sallieth after Schmidt. Ca. 42 x 31 cm. Van Braam (1737-1803) wrecked with the frigate Huis in het Bosch, captain H.C. Steenis, on the Moorish coast on December 1751. After spending almost a year in slavery, he returned to Holland. He became a servant of the Dutch East India Company during the years 1764-1795. He managed to defeat Jahore's forces and thus secure the Company's settlement in Malacca. - Fine portrait with coat of arms and ships. - Very fine state.Van Someren 734; not in Muller, Portretten.

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