View of Batavia

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View of Batavia

Anoniem / Anonymous / Ryne, Jan van

Bird's eye view of Batavia from out to sea, showing the fort in the centre and behind it the city. Two East Indiamen and several Chinese junks are among the vessels shown in the foreground.

175 is written in ink in the upper right margin.

Cf. Westfries Museum inv.nr. 15248 en Atlas van Stolk, inv.nr. top1058.

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Is part of:

Batavia, kasteel

Creator

Anoniem / Anonymous (assigned to engraver / etcher)

Ryne, Jan van

Period

1700-1750

Material

paper

Technique

engraving

Kind

print

Dimension

204 x 239 mm204 x 239 mm

Number

RP-P-OB-47-428

Owner

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Tags

fortification, anchorage / pier / harbour, survey / view, ship / vessel, building, bird's-eye view / elevation, elevation / bird's-eye view

Inscription

A View of the City of Batavia

Sources and literature

Ryne, I. van, The city of Batavia in the Island of Java and Capital of the Dutch factories & settlements in the East Indies [...] (1754)