Large Photographic Plates of Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Martin Caribbean, 1910
€ 1 650
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1910
Sheet size
60 × 73.5 cm (23.6 × 28.9 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
Z-004, Z-005, Z-006
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
General age-related toning. Shows some wear and soiling. Also some light staining. Blank verso. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
Three large school plates of the Dutch West Indies, issued around 1910 by the firm of Kleynenberg as part of an educational series of 170 plates. They are numbered 151 to 153 and are printed in black and white from enlarged photographs, apparently taken from older photographs or glass slides, intended to show the living conditions in the Dutch colonies.
One plate, lettered "Fort landing op Saba", shows a small white building at the foot of a steep rocky slope with boats drawn up on the shore. Another, "Landingsplaats op St. Eustatius", looks along a wooded bluff to a pier running into the sea with buildings above it. The third plate carries two images: "Philipsburg. Hoofdplaats van St. Martin", a low spit of land between the bay and a lagoon with hills beyond, and "St. Martin. Back street. Great Bay", a dirt street lined with wooden houses and with people standing in the road.
The plates were made large so that a whole class could study them at once.
