View of the fort at Colombo

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View of the fort at Colombo

Steiger, C.

View of the castle at Colombo, probably viewed from the harbour.

The bottom left hand corner of the margin bearing the inscription is missing.

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Is part of:

Colombo

Creator

Steiger, C. (draughtsman)

Period

ca. 1710

Material

paper

Technique

watercolour

Kind

drawing

Dimension

338 x 504 mm338 x 504 mm

Number

RP-T-1902-A-4663

Owner

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Tags

fortification, survey / view, ship / vessel

Inscription

[...] Colombo van 'S Compagnies Rheede

Sources and literature

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