Bird's eye view of Caleture

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Bird's eye view of Caleture

Waasbergen, Johannes Janssonius / Anoniem / Anonymous

Bird's eye view of Caleture.

Caleture lay at the mouth of the Kalu River. The fort was key in controlling the cinnamon trade

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Is part of:

Kalutara

Creator

Waasbergen, Johannes Janssonius (publisher)

Anoniem / Anonymous (engraver / etcher)

Period

ca. 1672

Material

paper

Technique

copperplate printing

Kind

print

Dimension

13 x 17 cm13 x 17 cm

Number

189 A 6 deel II, p. 61

Owner

Koninklijke Bibliotheek

Tags

survey / view, bird's-eye view / elevation, elevation / bird's-eye view, ship / vessel, fortification, building, Person, Asians, Africans & Americans, fauna

Inscription

Caleture

Sources and literature

Baldaeus, Philippus, Naauwkeurige beschryvinge van Malabar en Choromandel: Derzelver aangrenzende Ryken, en het machtige Eyland Ceylon (1672)