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A VOC delegation at the king of Kandy

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A VOC delegation at the king of Kandy

Brandes, Jan

A VOC delegation visits the king of Kandy.

The king of Kandy is seated on a throne in the centre of a huge reception hall. To the left, Singhalese servants are seated on the ground. On the right several Europeans and Singhalese.

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Sources and literature

Bruijn, M. de en R. Raben, The world of Jan Brandes, 1743-1808: Drawings of a Dutch traveller in Batavia, Ceylon and Southern Africa (2004)