Name: Antique Print - MALACCA-MALAYSIA-VALENTIJN-VOC - 1724
SKU: pco20190303valentijn1c-7
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Antique Print – MALACCA-MALAYSIA-VALENTIJN-VOC – 1724

€875.00

De Stad Malacka. – Decorative panoramic view of the town of Malacca with European vessels in the foreground. The old Church of St. Paul’s on the hill in the fortified old town to the right of the river is clearly apparent as are the remnants of Albuquerque’s original fortress ‘O Formosa’ the prominent North Tower dilapidated and still clearly bearing the scars of the Dutch assault in 1641. The covered wooden bridge on high stilts over the River Malacca joins the fortified old town to the Chinese market, visible in the left foreground and the Muslim mosque, whose tower is just visible behind, along with the Chinese temple beyond and the crowded buildings of native settlement. Dutch galleons and smaller skiffs and boats fill the seas in the foreground.

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SKU: pco20190303valentijn1c-7 Category: Asia Tag: Topographical

Description

De Stad Malacka.

Copperplate engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Coat of arms with seperate French Lily.
Sheet size: 58 x 33 cm. (22,8 x 13 inch). Image size: 53,3 x 27 cm. (21 x 10,6 inch).

From the monumental work by François Valentyn: “Oud en nieuw Oost-Indiën, vervattende een naaukeurige en uitvoerige verhandelinge van Nederlands mogentheyd in die gewesten”. Dordrecht/Amsterdam: J. van Braam en G. onder de Linden, 1724/1726. (Transl.: Old and new East-Indies, including an accurate and extensive description of Dutch / VOC controlled territories.)

Made by an anonymous engraver after Francois Valentijn / VOC sources.

Condition: Very good, given age. Old fold lines and creasing as issued, Printed from 2 plates, paper attached. A few light stains. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: MALACCA-MALAYSIA

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