Map showing an aerial view of the landscape and waters where the Battle of the Slaak took place; at the bottom, Bergen op Zoom; all sites are labeled and the scroll at the bottom contains a lettered list of captions (A-F) and a list of the Dutch naval officers involved.
Obverse lettering
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Inscription of fifteen lines describing the Dutch success: 76 Spanish ships were taken along with 4140 soldiers and sailors, with only the Spanish commander, John of Nassau managing to escape with 10 companions. Crowned Zeeland arms at bottom.
Reverse lettering
D.O.M.
Hisp. classem ausp.
Ord. Belgij, Ductu Fr. Hen.
Pr. Aur. suh legato suo in Zeel.
Hollario dissipavit intra Vianen
& Stavenisse, export nebulâ circum
furam, vadifque alliram, in manus
fuorum omnes dedit, aut perdidit,
solo Praefecto Com. Ioh. de Nassau
Socijsque. x. exceptis, LXXVI navi
bus. & (I)(I)(I)(I)CXL militibus
captis, perque castra Principis
Bergam ad Zomam gregatim
deductis. XIII September
Anno 1631.
