PCT-57095

Antique Print of the captured Dutch preparing for their Death by Montanus (1669)

  • Condition: Very good, given age. Right edge uneven, from binding. Some small stains and creasing in the margins. As this is a page from a book, there is text beneath the image and on the rear of the sheet. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
  • Date: 1669
  • Overall size: 20.2 x 32.2 cm.
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.. Antique Print of the captured Dutch preparing for their Death by Montanus (1669)

Description: Antique print, titled: 'Hollanders bereiden zich ter doodt. Wonderlyk hof.' - ('The Dutch prepare for their deaths'). In a large open court the captured Dutch voyagers are led before a court (gathered around Sicungodonne seated on a dais in the middle background) and questioned on their intent. Arnoldus Montanus' "Gedenkwaerdige Gesantschappen der Oost-Indische Maatschappy in 't Vereenigde Nederland aan de Kaisaren van Japan […]. Amsterdam: Jacob Meurs, 1669.

Artists and Engravers: Made by an anonymous engraver after 'Arnoldus Montanus'.