Antique Print-CHURCH-ILLONDI MATUAL-CEYLON-SRI LANKA-ASIA-Baldaeus -1672

This print shows a view of the church of Ilondi Matual, Ceylon, Sri Lanka.

Made by an anonymous engraver after Baldaeus .

Medium: engraving / etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 18 x 14.5 cm (7.09 x 5.71 inch). Image size: 16 x 12.5 cm. (6.3 x 4.92 inch).

Condition: fair, given age. Smudges. Brownish. Pinholes in margin. Paperloss in lower left corner. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

CHURCH-ILLONDI MATUAL-CEYLON-SRI LANKA-ASIA | RBOS-A11-02

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This attractive print was published in ‘Naauwkeurige beschryvinge van Malabar en Choromandel’, Amsterdam, 1672. Published by the preacher Philippus Baldaeus, who founded many churches and a school.