Literature
- Michael Breet, 2007, Strijd om de VOC-miljoenen — Slag in de haven van het Noorse Bergen, 12 augustus 1665, Walburg Pers, Zutphen.
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| Name | Bitter, Pieter De |
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| Date of death | 1666 |
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