De Reede van Batavia

Object summary

Title: De Reede van Batavia
Object ID: CC-F-0055
Date made: 1780
Place made: Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam
Draftsman: Kobell, Hendrik
Publisher: Maaskamp, Evert
Engraver: Sallieth, Mathias de
Object type: Engraving; Etching
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view: No

Description

A view of the port of Batavia, Java, the capital of the Dutch East Indies. In the background is the city with the mouth of the Great River with rows of poles on either side. Men row in small boats and several ships are at anchor in the foreground. In the margin, the title of the print is in Dutch with the Batavia coat of arms flanked by weapons and a Dutch lion.