Antique Print of the harbour of Negapatan by Renneville (1702)

Description: Antique print, titled: 'Negapatan.' - A view of the busy harbour of Negapatan on the Coromandel Coast. This print was published in the 1702 French edition of 'Recueil des voyages ....' translated from the Dutch 1645 edition of 'Begin ende voortgangh van de vereenighde Nederlantsche Geoctroyeerde Oost-Indische Compagnie', the original collection of travel accounts concerning the Dutch East India Company. The Dutch edition is considered as one of the most important Dutch travel accounts published in the 17th century.

Artists and Engravers: Author: Constantin de Renneville (ca. 1650-1723).