JAK-308

Antique Print of Bantam by de Bry (c.1610)

  • Condition: Fair, age-related toning. Light soiling, minor wear. Few small tears, blank verso. Please study image carefully.
  • Date: c.1610
  • Overall size: 31 x 20 cm.
  • Image size: 25 x 15.5 cm.
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.. Antique Print of Bantam by de Bry (c.1610)

Description: Untitled print of Bantam, former city and sultanate of Java, Indonesia. It lay near the site of the present-day city of Banten, on Banten Bay, at the extreme northwest of the island. This print originates from 'Indiae Orientalis Navigationes (..)' by J. Th. de Bry. 

Artists and Engravers: Johann Theodor de Bry (1561 - 1623) was born in Liege in 1561, the eldest son of the engraver and publisher Theodor de Bry. It was from his father that Johann learned his craft, producing both engravings and etchings.