A_View_of_Tangier

A View of Tangier is a 1669 landscape painting by the Dutch artist Hendrick Danckerts. It captures a view of English Tangier on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco. Charles II had acquired the exclave of Tanger from Portugal with the 1661 Marriage Treaty to Catherine of Braganza. It was defended by the Tangier Garrison and saw several major actions such as the Battle of Tangier and the Great Siege of Tangier.