History
The Zwaan was a ship of the WIC chamber Amsterdam.
Run aground outside Paraíba during the Battle of Rio Grande with the Spanish fleet. The crew was rescued by the yacht De Fazant. (GAS, 1285, 172)
Battle of Rio Grande
The battle is also known as the Fourth Battle of the Abrolhos or the fourth battle with the Portuguese fleet. Both sides sustained heavy damage, which led to a tactically inconclusive result.
The fleet of the Dutch West India Company under Willem Cornelisz. Loos with the Portuguese fleet under Count de la Torre at the Rio Grande, Paraiba (Brazil), 17 January 1640. In the air, a winged banner with the title and arms of the warring parties in the naval battle. In the caption, the explanation of the letters A-B and the numbers 1-6 in Latin. Plate [no. 45] in a series of 55 depictions of the voyage to and stay in Brazil of Count Johan Maurits of Nassau in the years 1636-1644
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References
- pp 178.
Natioaal Archief.
Amsterdams notarieel archief.
1285. - De Laet, Johannes (1644).
Historie ofte iaerlijck verhael van de verrichtinghen der geoctroyeerde West-Indische Compagnie.