Dutch storm the castle at Tidore

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Dutch storm the castle at Tidore

Anoniem / Anonymous

A bird's eye view of the castle at Tidore. The beach is littered with ships and soldiers and to the left a burning city. The illustration shows the Dutch storming the castle at Tidor.

According to the index of 'Begin ende Voortgang', the illustration is entitled: Het Casteel Tidor.

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Is part of:

Tidore

Creator

Anoniem / Anonymous

Period

1605

Material

paper

Technique

woodcut

Kind

print

Dimension

135 x 174 mm135 x 174 mm

Number

RP-P-OB-75-445

Owner

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Tags

survey / view, fortification, battle / taking / war (fight), house, ship / vessel, Person

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)