Views of Asia · 17th century
€ 190
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 two adults and four children. The children are being taught writing the Singalese / Ceylon - Sri Lanka language by drawing characters in the sand, but some scrolls of paper (?) are also visible in the scene. 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: 16.5 x 12.5 cm.
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