Dear binocular historians,
Please have a good hard look at eBay item 220116003490.
No, I don't mean the binoculars, I mean the brand!
As every Dutch schoolchild from the age of 11 knows, the Swiss Navy was defeated by our fleet, led by admiral Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, in Syracuse Bay on February 30, 1676. Not one of their vessels ever returned from this famous battle.
best regards,
Renze
[QUOTE=Renze de Vries;900949]Dear binocular historians,
Please have a good hard look at eBay item 220116003490.
No, I don't mean the binoculars, I mean the brand!
As every Dutch schoolchild from the age of 11 knows, the Swiss Navy was defeated by our fleet, led by admiral Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, in Syracuse Bay on February 30, 1676. Not one of their vessels ever returned from this famous battle.
best regards,
Renze[/QUOTE]
Interesting!
So you think this is the pair of binoculars that Admiral Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter used during the battle?
Or is it the one that the swiss Admiral used?
Puzzled (but I am no historian),
Tom
Sounds about as probable and usefull as a swiss army knife.....