COLOMBO-CEYLON-GOVERNOR’S MANSION-INDIA [After VALENTIJN-VOC, 1724]

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Het .huys des Gouverneurs op Colombo. Platte grond (…) – This scarce original antique print shows the Governor’s mansion in Colombo, Ceylon/Sri Lanka. Below a plan of the mansion’s garden.

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Het .huys des Gouverneurs op Colombo. Platte grond (…)

Copperplate engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 20,8 x 33 cm. Image size: 18 x 29,5 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 right; expertly backed with acid free paper. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: COLOMBO-CEYLON-GOVERNOR’S MANSION-INDIA

PCO-A11-12

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Dimensions 20 × 20 × 1 cm

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