View of the castle at Colombo

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View of the castle at Colombo

Reimer, Carl Friedrich

View of Colombo from the sea, with a ship to the right.

The print probably originates from a book, in view of the vertical fold down the centre.

Please contact Rijksmuseum Amsterdam for reuse and copyrights.

Is part of:

Colombo, kasteel

Creator

Reimer, Carl Friedrich (draughtsman and engraver)

Period

ca. 1770

Material

paper

Technique

etching

Kind

print

Dimension

181 x 409 mm181 x 409 mm

Number

RP-P-OB-47-453

Owner

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Tags

survey / view, fortification, church / parsonage, ship / vessel

Inscription

Gezigt van 't Casteel Colombo uit het Noorden

Sources and literature

Silva, R.K. de en W.G.M. Beumer, Illustrations and Views of Dutch Ceylon 1602 - 1796 (1988)