The bay of Saparua

Hogeboom, Johannes

View of the bay of Saparua, a bird's eye view of the coast.

Part of a set of six manuscript charts pertaining to the construction of forts on the island of Saparua or Honimoa (Coll. Bodel Nijenhuis COLLBN 002-12-094, COLLBN 002-12-095, COLLBN 006-12-024 t/m 027).

Visible is the rock on which Fort Duurstede was built in 1675.

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Is part of:

Saparua eiland Duurstede, fort

Creator

Hogeboom, Johannes (assigned to land surveyor / mapmaker)

Period

c. 1690-1693

Material

paper

Technique

coloured drawing

Kind

drawing

Dimension

39 × 53 cm39 × 53 cm

Number

COLLBN 002-12-095

Owner

Bodel Nijenhuis / Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden

Inscription

Kustverkenning van de Baai Saparua met de klip waarop in 1675 een fort is aangelegd [dit opschrift is van de hand van Bodel Nijenhuis]

Sources and literature

Deimann, Clemens, Fort Duurstede: interpreting Hogebooms maps of Saparua through the methods of Harley (unpublished paper) (2016)