Panorama of Baygam from the 'Peperberg' mountain

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Panorama of Baygam from the 'Peperberg' mountain

Anoniem / Anonymous

Panorama of Baygam from the 'Peperberg' mountain, with in the foreground a trio of company employees gazing out over the pepper plantations.

Marked in pencil: De Baygam bij Matara z-Ceylon.

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Is part of:

Matara

Creator

Anoniem / Anonymous

Period

1750-1800

Material

paper

Technique

watercolour

Kind

drawing

Dimension

441 x 640 mm441 x 640 mm

Number

RP-T-00-3251

Owner

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Tags

bird's-eye view / elevation, elevation / bird's-eye view, building, flora, banderole / cartouche / ornamentation

Inscription

De Baygam / Vertoont aldus op de Peeper bergh staande van 't z:z:o

Sources and literature

Diessen, J.R. van en A. van den Belt, Een toelichting op zes topografische aquarellen van Ceylon in het Rijksprentenkabinet (1987)

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