Van Vlissingen naar Antwerpen: de rivier de Schelde

from 'Flushing' to Antwerp: the river Scheldt. Vlissingen was historically called 'Flushing' in English. In the 17th century, Vlissingen was important enough for English speakers that it had acquired an anglicised name. For example, Samuel Pepys referred to the town as 'Flushing' in his diaries. monding van de Schelde, bij Breskens 'Een walvis bij Saefthinge', Adriaen Coenen 'Vis booc' . Adriaen Coenensz. S.l., (1577-1580). Paper, 410 leaves, 317 x 215 mm. With watercolour drawings made by himself. - Provenance: Jacob Visser collection, 1809. - 78 E 54, fol. 53v-54r In 1577, at the age of 63, Adriaen Coenensz from Scheveningen, a Dutch fishing port, started his 'Vis booc'. Over a period of three years he collected all kind of information about the sea, the coasts, and coastal waters, fishing grounds and marine animals: 410 pages written by an expert. Throughout his life he had earned his living from the sea, as fisher