Antique Plan of Batavia by Van Krevelt, circa 1780

€ 2 500

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Date: 1780
Technique: Engraved
Sheet size: 69 × 45 cm (27.2 × 17.7 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BGRN-257

Condition

Original folding lines, with a few small repairs. General age-related toning. Minor wear, blank verso. Please study images carefully.

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'Plan der Stad en 't Kasteel Batavia'. A very rare late 18th century detailed plan of Batavia, Indonesia, with an alpha-numeric key showing the main areas and buildings (only the numeric key is shown in the plan legend). The plan was engraved by A. van Krevelt of Amsterdam in 1780 and published by Peter Conradi in circa 1780.