Rivenshield

The brown waistcoat looks great. I hate to be a doggone nit picker, but is it silk velvet or some kind of synthetic?

Image dated to 1652, some decent details visible of common Dutch garb of that period...

Where does one *find* a wide-brim high-crowned Dutch hat? I'd even settle for an ECW-era hat, but cannot find one for love or money.

This may or may not be have been posted here before, but I felt compelled to share it with you. If you follow this link and download the .PDF available in the upper right-hand corner, you will have access to 484 pages of absolute piratical kick*ssery. It's not just Esquemalin's account, but includes Basil Ringrose's book and a couple others. An out of print gem.

Raiding! Arson! Grenades! Muskets! Melee Combat! Boarding Actions & Amphibious Ops! Plunder! MOAR Arson! (They seemed to like burning stuff down to show the Spanish Empire how annoyed they were with it.) Enjoy!

http://books.google.com/books?id=sKNQZfTl_...qpoyNBg#PPA2,M1