Bird's eye view of Negombo

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Bird's eye view of Negombo

Anoniem / Anonymous

Title in the Leupe catalogue (NA): Gezicht in vogelvlucht op Negombo van de zeezijde.

The same copper etching also occurs in Baldaeus, 'Beschrijving van Ceylon', Amst. 1672, page 144.

The picture shows a fort in the centre, surrounded by water.

Cf. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, inv. nr. 189 A 6, part II, after p. 144.

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Is part of:

Negombo

Creator

Anoniem / Anonymous (engraver / etcher)

Period

ca. 1665

Material

paper

Technique

copperplate printing

Kind

print

Dimension

27,5 x 35 cm27,5 x 35 cm

Number

VELH0619.56

Owner

Nationaal Archief

Tags

fortification, ship / vessel, garden / ornamental garden, house, estate / plantation, Person, European, banderole / cartouche / ornamentation, bridge, flora, bird's-eye view / elevation, elevation / bird's-eye view, building

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