View of Colombo

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View of Colombo

Kip, Johannes / Meurs, Jacob van

View of Colombo. -De Stadt Colombe.

In the city's harbour a large number of East Indiamen lie at anchor.

Several ruins are depicted on the left.

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Is part of:

Colombo

Creator

Kip, Johannes (engraver / etcher)

Meurs, Jacob van (publisher)

Period

ca. 1676

Material

paper

Technique

engraving

Kind

print

Dimension

30 x 20,5 cm30 x 20,5 cm

Number

368 E 6 deel I, na p. 184

Owner

Koninklijke Bibliotheek

Tags

building, banderole / cartouche / ornamentation, Asians, Africans & Americans, fence / kraal, survey / view, flora, ship / vessel, anchorage / pier / harbour, Person, church / parsonage

Inscription

De Stadt Colombe

Sources and literature

Schouten, Wouter, Oost-Indische Voyagie: Vervattende voorname voorvallen en bloedige zee- en landtgevechten tegen de Portugeezen en Makassaren 1658-1665 (1676)