Coat of arms of Hamburg sea battle

Representation of the sea battle on September 11, 1678 in oil on cardboard, the "Wapen von Hamburg" a convoy ship and escort ship sailed under Admiral Karpfanger, returns from a voyage from the Arctic Ocean with the sister ship "Leopoldus Primus" and another 50 loaded Hamburg ships Whaling ships returned from Spitsbergen and got into a battle with French pirates at the mouth of the Elbe. 2 French ships were sunk, the rest were able to escape in the dark fog. The picture was painted in 1911. Large painting by the marine painter Hans Bohrdt used to hang in the Great Hall of the Hamburg Town hall, given away to Berlin in 1938, it has been lost since then. In the next picture you can see a copperplate engraving of the work by Hans Bohrdt. Further information on request