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BGRN-077

Antique Print of Amsterdam Island and other Islands by Valentijn (1726)

  • Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Small worm hole outside image. Text on verso. Please study image carefully.
  • Date: 1726
  • Overall size: 20 x 34 cm.
  • Image size: 16 x 13 cm.
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.. Aldus vertoond 't Eyland Middelburg (..) - Valentijn (1726)

Description: Antique print Indonesia titled 'Pylsteerten Eyland als het O.N.O. 6 Mylen van u is ; Pylsteerten Eyland als het O.Z.O. 3 Mylen van u is ; Aldus vertoond t'Eyland Amsterdam als het Oost Noort Oost 3 Mylen van u is ; Aldus vertoond't Eyland Middelburg als het Oost ten Zuyde 4 Mylen van u is'. Views of Amsterdam Island, Middelburg Island and Pylsteerten Island off the north coast of Java, Indonesia with ships in the foreground. 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.