View of the harbour of Trincomale

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View of the harbour of Trincomale

Anoniem / Anonymous / Waasbergen, Johannes Janssonius

View of the harbour of Trincomale.

Haven van Trinquemale.

Frederick or Trincomale fort was captured by the VOC in 1639 and destroyed in 1643. In 1660 a new fort was built. It is not clear which one is depicted here.

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Is part of:

Frederick, fort Trincomalee

Creator

Anoniem / Anonymous (engraver / etcher)

Waasbergen, Johannes Janssonius (publisher)

Period

ca. 1672

Material

paper

Technique

copperplate printing

Kind

print

Dimension

13 x 16,5 cm13 x 16,5 cm

Number

189 A 6 deel II, p. 189

Owner

Koninklijke Bibliotheek

Tags

survey / view, bird's-eye view / elevation, elevation / bird's-eye view, ship / vessel, anchorage / pier / harbour, fortification, building, house

Inscription

Haven van Trinquenemale

Sources and literature

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

Silva, R.K. de en W.G.M. Beumer, Illustrations and Views of Dutch Ceylon 1602 - 1796 (1988)