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C1726
Het huijs des Gouverneurs op Colombo. Platte Grond vande Thuijn, achter het Gouverneurs huijs, op Colombo
Artist:
(View of the house of the governor of Colombo and a plan of his garden.) From Valentyn, Francois: Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien. Rare
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Full Title:
Het huijs des Gouverneurs op Colombo. Platte Grond vande Thuijn, achter het Gouverneurs huijs, op Colombo
Date:
C1726
Artist:
Condition:
Worm hole right hand margin not affecting image. Otherwise in good condition
Technique:
Copper engraving.
Image Size:
185mm
x 295mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1726
Description:
(View of the house of the governor of Colombo and a plan of his garden.) From Valentyn, Francois: Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien. Rare
Francois Valentyn (1656 - 1727)
Valentyn studied theology and travelled twice to the East Indies in the employ of the VOC, firstly as a Calvinist minister on the spice island of Amboina (1686-1694) and then to Java (1706) and again Amboina (1707-1713). In the preparation of his historical account of the VOC in the East, Valentyn was given privileged access to the secret archives of the company, enabling him to provide detailed information on previous Dutch voyages to the Indies, including those of Abel Tasman.
