Description
Een gedeelte van het Gouverneurs huys op Colombo (…)
Copperplate engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 38,8 x 33 cm. Image size: 37,3 x 30,5 cm.
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 Valentijn.
Condition: Good, given age. A few tiny spots. Worm hole upper part near middle fold; expertly backed with acid free paper. Original middle fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Keywords: COLOMBO-CEYLON-GOVERNOR-SRI LANKA-SHIP
PCO-A11-11
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