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Bird's eye view of the island of St Helena
Nieuhof, Johan
Bird's eye view of the island of St Helena.
Affbeeldinge van 't Eylandt Sant Helena.
Top right a sticker bearing the inscription Museum Bodelianum and an old inventory number, crossed out.
Belonging to this is a drawing by van Nieuhof: De Kerckvalley van ???t eijlant Sant Helena Ao 1658, Bodel Nijenhuis / Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden, inv. nr. COLLBN 002-12-099.
Drawn by Nieuhof in the spring of 1658 when he returned from the East Indies with the homecoming fleet and stayed on the island for several weeks.
Key: Uitlegginge van deze caarte A-W.
Under the key is a Dutch poem, entitled Ode Op de gelegentheyt van van [!] Sant Helena.
In the mountains some hunting figures are depicted.
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