View of Meester Cornelis, a field entrenchment near Batavia

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View of Meester Cornelis, a field entrenchment near Batavia

Rach, Johannes

View of Meester Cornelis, a field entrenchment some 15 kilometres south of Batavia.

Left a market scene; on Thursdays a market was held here.

The name Cornelis refers to Cornelis Senen, an Indonesian Christian of Banda island.

The fort is situated on a high riverbank of the Ciliwung and served to protect the road to Buitenzorg, Bogor.

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Is part of:

Jakarta Meester Cornelis, fort

Creator

Rach, Johannes (draughtsman)

Period

1770-1772

Material

paper

Technique

pen and brush

Kind

drawing

Dimension

35,5 x 52 cm35,5 x 52 cm

Number

BW 55

Owner

National Library of Indonesia

Tags

building, banderole / cartouche / ornamentation, fauna, Asians, Africans & Americans, Person, bazaar / market, survey / view, bridge, fortification

Inscription

Het Gezigt van de Veldschans Mr Cornelis van de Rÿwegt af te Zien Leggende 9e Paale Buyten Batavia.

Sources and literature

Bruin, M. de en B. Kist, Johannes Rach 1720-1783. Artist in Indonesia and Asia (2001)