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Britannia Rules the Waves! The English Commanders Blake and Monk completely defeated the Dutch, under Van Tromp, in 1653, and captured the broom which Van Tromp had hoisted to signify that he would sweep the seas. We have retained it ever since and to-day still SWEEP THE SEAS.
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We sweep the Seas! A tribute to our Gallant Navy.
Britannia Rules the Waves! The English Commanders Blake and Monk completely defeated the Dutch, under Van Tromp, in 1653, and captured the broom which Van Tromp had hoisted to signify that he would sweep the seas. We have retained it ever since and to-day still SWEEP THE SEAS.
Publisher: Sterling Novelties, Limited. (London, W.C., England)
Medium/Technique
Color lithograph on card stock.
Dimensions
Vertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2014.13495
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: divided. Mint.
Published by STERLING NOVELTIES, Limited, 10 Essex Street, Strand, LONDON, W.C.
Published by STERLING NOVELTIES, Limited, 10 Essex Street, Strand, LONDON, W.C.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2011, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in the United States, Canada and Europe; 2014, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 29, 2014)