East Indies · 18th century
€ 1 848
One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.
Very good, some professional repairs and restoration. Please study image carefully.
Antique map titled 'Plan der Stad en 't Kasteel Batavia'. A very rare late 18th century detailed plan of Batavia 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 c. 1780.
Artists and Engravers: Abram van Krevelt (1732-1784) was a Dutch engraver of maps and characters, active in Amsterdam.
Condition: Very good, some professional repairs and restoration. Please study image carefully.
Date: 1780
Overall size: 47 x 73 cm.
Image size: 36 x 63 cm.
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