Dutch en route to the court of Arrakan

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Dutch en route to the court of Arrakan

Anoniem / Anonymous

Engraving depicting two tableaux:

Top: Dutch on elephants bound for the court of Arrakan are caught up by natives. To the left ships lie in the bay.

Below: A Dutch delegation is received by the ruler of Arrakan; they offer him gifts.

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Is part of:

Arakan

Creator

Anoniem / Anonymous

Period

1676

Material

paper

Technique

engraving

Kind

print

Dimension

194 x 314 mm194 x 314 mm

Number

RP-P-OB-68-161

Owner

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Tags

Asians, Africans & Americans, meeting / visit, fauna, European, survey / view, art / object, palace, procession

Sources and literature

Schouten, Wouter, Oost-Indische Voyagie: Vervattende voorname voorvallen en bloedige zee- en landtgevechten tegen de Portugeezen en Makassaren 1658-1665 (1676)