Description
Description: Antique print, untitled. Various species of palms, fruit and trees from South East Asia. From the monumental: ‘Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën …’ by François Valentyn / Valentijn, published in 1724-1726. VOC.
Artists and Engravers: Made by ‘G. Schoute’ after ‘François Valentijn’. Gilbert (or Gysbert) Schoute was an engraver and designer of prints from Amsterdam, active in the 18th century. 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.
- Date: 1726
- Technic: Handcoloured engraving and etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
- Overall size: 15 x 13 inch
- Image size: 15 x 11,5 inch
- Condition: Very good, given age. Original fold as issued. Tiny stains in print. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
- PartNumber: PCT-51150
- Storage Location: (BG) A212-05
- Price: 312,5 Euro / 367 USD / 5.340.000 IDR
