View of Batavia

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View of Batavia

Anoniem / Anonymous

View of the city of Batavia, seen from out to sea with many ships in the foreground, including four East Indiamen. There are mountains in the background.

Compare KITLV 51M-1 and Rijksmuseum RP-T-1913-77, a drawing of the same scene in but a mirror image.

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Is part of:

Batavia, kasteel

Creator

Anoniem / Anonymous (engraver / etcher)

Period

1730

Material

paper

Technique

coloured engraving

Kind

print

Dimension

17 x 28,5 cm17 x 28,5 cm

Number

36D-285

Owner

KITLV

Tags

ship / vessel, building, banderole / cartouche / ornamentation, anchorage / pier / harbour, flora, survey / view, fortification

Inscription

Batavia.

Sources and literature

Salmon, T., Hedendaegsche historie, of tegenwoordige staet van alle volkeren [...] (1730)

Brommer, B., Historische plattegronden van Nederlandse steden (1992)