The warlike origins of going dutch – Artofit

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The Warlike Origins of 'Going Dutch'

The term for splitting the bill has its roots in a bitter international rivalry.
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18th century France
Lieve Pietersz. Verschuier (active Rotterdam c. 1634-1686), A Mediterranean coastal landscape at dusk, with fishermen unloading their boats, and a man-'o-war beyond | Christie's

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The Battle of Livorno, Reinier Nooms, 1653 - 1664 - Rijksmuseum

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Pax Britannica
Britain’s long history of trying – and failing – to gain independence from European trade partners

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A Yacht and Other Vessels in a Calm by Willem van de Velde the Younger | USEUM

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The whaler 'Prins Willem' on the Nieuwe Maas near Rotterdam | Dutch Masterpieces from the Theiline Scheumann Collection | 2023 | Sotheby's

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On The Hunt With The Basque Whalers

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