Natives of Banda at war

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Natives of Banda at war

Anoniem / Anonymous

View of two warriors with sword and shield. In the background a fight between two groups of warriors. The illustration shows the natives of Banda before they go out to war.

According to the index in 'Begin ende Voortgang', this illustration is entitled: Haere maniere van ten Oorloch te trecken.

Cf. Universiteitsbibliotheek, Universiteit van Amsterdam, inv. nr.O 60 641, p. 28.

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Is part of:

Banda Neira

Creator

Anoniem / Anonymous

Period

1599

Material

paper

Technique

woodcut

Kind

print

Dimension

ca. 150 x 210 mmca. 150 x 210 mm

Number

RP-P-OB-75-394

Owner

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Tags

battle / taking / war (fight), Asians, Africans & Americans, survey / view

Sources and literature

Commelin, Isaac, Begin ende Voortgangh / van de Vereenighde Nederlandsche Geoctroyeerde Oost-Indische Compagnie: Vervatende De Voornaemste Reysen / by de Inwoonderen derselver Provincien derwaerts gedaen. (1646)