Military & Political · 17th century
€ 220
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
General age-related toning. Minor defects from handling, Dutch text on verso. Please review the images for further condition details.
Antique print of Portuguese soldiers/nobles murdering Ceylon dignitaries. One of the Portuguese is running his rapier through a chest. This print originates from 'Naauwkeurige beschryvinge van Malabar en Choromandel, der zelver aangrenzende ryken, en het machtige eyland Ceylon (.)' by P. Baldaeus.
Artists and Engravers: Published by Johannes Janssonius van Waasberge and Johannes van Somere, Amsterdam.
Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Minor defects from handling, Dutch text on verso. Please study image carefully.
Date: 1672
Overall Size: 19 x 30.5 cm.
Image Size: 16 x 12.5 cm.
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