Battle between the king of Pegu and the king of Awa

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Battle between the king of Pegu and the king of Awa

Anoniem / Anonymous

Two fighting elephants plus armies: this is a battle joined between the rulers of Pegu and Awa.

According to the index of 'Begin ende Voortgang', the illustration is entitled: Strijt tusschen de Coningen van Pegu, ende Auua.

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Is part of:

Pegu

Creator

Anoniem / Anonymous

Period

1604

Material

paper

Technique

woodcut

Kind

print

Dimension

135 x 174 mm135 x 174 mm

Number

RP-P-OB-75-439

Owner

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Tags

battle / taking / war (fight), fauna, survey / view, Asians, Africans & Americans

Sources and literature

Commelin, Isaac, Begin ende Voortgangh / van de Vereenighde Nederlandsche Geoctroyeerde Oost-Indische Compagnie: Vervatende De Voornaemste Reysen / by de Inwoonderen derselver Provincien derwaerts gedaen. (1646)