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Antique Print of Colombo by Valentijn (1726)

  • Condition: Good, general age-related toning and some foxing. Please study image carefully.
  • Date: 1726
  • Overall size: 39.5 x 34 cm.
  • Image size: 36 x 27.5 cm.
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.. Punto de Galle - Valentijn (1726)

Description: Antique print titled 'Punto de Galle'. View of Colombo, Sri Lanka, including a number of buildings along the coast and the Indian Ocean teeming with vessels. This print originates from 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën' by F. Valentijn.

Artists and Engravers: François Valentijn (1666-1727), a missionary, worked at Amboina from 1684 to 1694 and 1705 to 1713 and travelled extensively in the VOC's lands.