The king of Candy

Knox, Robert / Broedelet, Wilhelm

The king of Candy.

Robert Knox was a British trader captured by the king of Candy in 1659. For twenty years Knox lived in captivity before managing to escape and flee to the city of Arripa, which was in Dutch hands. Once back in London he wrote a book about his captivity. This illustration is taken from that book.

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Is part of:

Kandy

Creator

Knox, Robert (engraver / etcher)

Broedelet, Wilhelm (publisher)

Period

ca. 1692

Material

paper

Technique

engraving

Kind

Number

O 63 38, na p. 46

Owner

Universiteitsbibliotheek / Universiteit van Amsterdam

Sources and literature

Knox, Robert, 't Eyland Ceylon, in sijn binnenste, of 't Koningrijck Candy: geopent en nauwkeurigerdan oyt te vooren ontdeckt : behelsende een eygentlycke Beschrijvingh, soo van 't Landschap in sigh selven, als der Inwoonderen, Politie, Regeeringh, Godsdienst, Zeeden, Konsten, en meenigerley seldsame Gewoonten (1692)