Swordsmen of Tidore and Ternate

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Swordsmen of Tidore and Ternate

Anoniem / Anonymous

Depiction of two soldiers fighting, wearing helmets in the European style. In the background two women and exotic trees.

According to the index in 'Begin ende Voortgang' the illustration is entitled: Molucse Schermers.

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Is part of:

Tidore Ternate

Creator

Anoniem / Anonymous

Period

1599

Material

paper

Technique

woodcut

Kind

print

Dimension

ca. 150 x 210 mmca. 150 x 210 mm

Number

RP-P-OB-75-400

Owner

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Tags

Asians, Africans & Americans, survey / view, battle / taking / war (fight)

Sources and literature

Commelin, Isaac, Begin ende Voortgangh / van de Vereenighde Nederlandsche Geoctroyeerde Oost-Indische Compagnie: Vervatende De Voornaemste Reysen / by de Inwoonderen derselver Provincien derwaerts gedaen. (1646)