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Science officer @ Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ)
Nov 17, 2020 19 tweets 6 min read
#30DayMapChallenge - day 17: historical map

Let us take you on the epic journey of the Two Brothers in 1757, presented to us through the Prize Papers ⛵

In close collaboration with @stanpnnr

@UkNatArchives @Prize_Papers @jmeesvliz

(1/19) On 17 October 1757, Pieter Feliers, having received the command of the Two Brothers by his father, proudly leaves the port of Ostend in the Austrian Netherlands to deliver a cargo of flax, salted cod, and a copper tea kettle in the French port of Nantes. (2/19)