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1635
| 1635 • Willem and Joan Blaeu publish the first edition of their Atlas Novus in Amsterdam. |
1673
Feb 16
Age: 38y
birth of childAnna Rosina Meister Pfaffen-Beerfurth, Erbach, Hessen, Germany ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1673 • First Battle of Schooneveld: In a sea battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War, fought off the Netherlands coast, the Dutch Republic fleet (commanded by Michiel de Ruyter) defeats the allied Anglo-French fleet commanded by Prince Rupert of the Rhine. |
1711
Jul 19
Age: 76y
| 1711 • Thomas Cary, after declaring himself Governor of North Carolina, sails an armed brigantine up the Chowan River to attack Governor Hyde's forces fortified at Colonel Thomas Pollock's plantation. The attack fails and Cary's forces retreat. |