Map of the fort and city of Colombo

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Map of the fort and city of Colombo

Anoniem / Anonymous / Tombé / Tardieu

Photograph of a map of the fort and city of Colombo.

Bottom left a key and the name of the mapmaker: M:r Tombe.

Bottom right: gravé par Amb Tardieu.

Held in Colombo Archives, inventory nr. COL16DR4.

Top right the title and indication of scale.

Event: this map pertains to the seizure of Colombo by the British from the Dutch in 1796.

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Is part of:

Colombo, kasteel

Creator

Anoniem / Anonymous (photographer)

Tombé (photograph after an illustration of)

Tardieu (photograph after an illustration of)

Period

January 1981

Material

paper

Technique

black/white photograph

Kind

photo

Dimension

17 x 23 cm17 x 23 cm

Number

TG0630

Owner

Rijksdienst voor Cultureel Erfgoed

Tags

Map/Chart/Plan, fortification, battle / taking / war (fight), garden / ornamental garden, banderole / cartouche / ornamentation

Inscription

Plan De La Ville et du Fort De Colombo dans l'Isle de Ceylan, [...]