FORTRESS-BATTICALOA-INDIA-CEYLON-WOMAN [After VALENTIJN-VOC, 1724]

Cingaleesche Man en Vrouw. ‘t Fort Batticalo

Copperplate engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 20,8 x 33 cm. Image size: 16,5 x 28 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 small spots. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: FORTRESS-BATTICALOA-INDIA-CEYLON-WOMAN

PCO-A11-01

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