PCT-54770

Antique Print of Batavia by Valentijn (1726)

  • Condition: Very good, given age. Original folds as issued. Creases in print. Several small stains in print and margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
  • Date: 1726
  • Overall size: 59 x 32.8 cm.
  • Image size: 53 x 27 cm.
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.. Antique Print of Batavia by Valentijn (1726)

Description: Antique print, titled: 'Batavia in 't verschiet.' - A large panoramic view on Batavia, present day Djakarta, Indonesia. From the monumental: "Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën ..." by François Valentyn / Valentijn, published in 1724-1726. VOC.

Artists and Engravers: Made by 'François Valentijn' after an anonymous artist. The author François Valentijn (1666-1727), was a Dutch missionary, worked at Amboina from 1684 to 1694 and 1705 to 1713 and traveled extensively in the VOC's lands.