Bird's eye view of Bandanaira

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Bird's eye view of Bandanaira

Vingboons, Johannes

Panoramic view of the island of Banda Neira, with the village of Neira to the left. Fort Nassau is depicted in the foreground with fort Belgica in the middle and a redoubt just above.

The orchards of nutmeg trees are depicted on the right.

Cf. Nationaal Archief, inv.nr. VELH0619.114.

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Is part of:

Belgica, fort (Banda) Nassau, fort (Banda)

Creator

Vingboons, Johannes (assigned to painter)

Period

ca. 1665

Material

canvas

Technique

oil

Kind

painting

Dimension

97 x 140 cm97 x 140 cm

Number

SK-A-4476

Owner

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Tags

survey / view, bird's-eye view / elevation, elevation / bird's-eye view, fortification, building, estate / plantation, ship / vessel, flora

Inscription

Neyra.

Sources and literature

Zandvliet, K., Mapping for Money: Maps, plans and topographic paintings and their role in Dutch overseas expansion during the 16th and (1998)

Gossselink, Martine, Land in Zicht: Vingboons tekent de Wereld van de 17de eeuw. (2007)