Swedish and Russian navies during a battle in July 1789, Öland, Sweden
https://flic.kr/p/ej5sDn | Swedish and Russian navies during a battle in July 1789, Öland, Sweden | The forefront of the Swedish navy chasing the Russian navy on the 27th and 28th of July. The image is part of a series illustrating a naval battle at the southern point of the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea, fought in July 1789 in the war of 1788-1790 between Sweden and Russia. Watercoloured contour etching by Johan Petter Cumelin, from c. 1790. Täten av svenska flottan som jagar den rys...
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