Portrait of Arnold de Vlamingh van Oudshoorn
MP / Bor, Livinus
Portrait of Arnold de Vlamingh van Oudshoorn, on the title page of a manuscript version of Livinus Bor, Amboinse Oorlogen, a work which describes and glorifies De Vlamingh’s activities as commander during the Great Ambon War (1651-1656).
The portrait is on a loose round piece of paper, pasted into the cartouche on the title page.
Underneath the portrait: oud XLIII jaren (43 years old).
Around the portrait: Arnold de Vlamingh van Oudshoorn, hoog-lid in Raad van Indien, oud-gouverneur in Amboina ende superintendent der oosterse gewesten.
Beneath is a poem by Livinus Bor. To the right the names and autographs of the various collectors who have had the manuscript in their possession.
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