Description
Description: Plate: ‘Batavia.’ (Batavia, Indonesia.) Complete set of 17 prints with map, views and scenes of Batavia, Indonesia.
1. De Nieuwe Poort. (The New Gate.) – 2. Land Caerte Van Batavia. (Map of Batavia.) – 3. Haven van Batavia. (Harbour of Batavia.) – on verso view of the city of Batavia – 4. De Tygers Graft op Batavia. (Tiger’s canal in Batavia.) – 5. De Kruys Kerck op Batavia. (The Kruiskerk in Batavia.) – 6. Rate of Stadthuys. (City hall in Batavia.) – 7. Gasthuys. (Lodging / Guesthouse.) – 8. Spinhuys. (Spinners house.) – 9. Het Slaght ofte Vlees Hal op Batavia. (The Slaughterhouse in Batavia.) – 10. Gemaekte Kleere en Stoffe Hal. (Textile factory.) – on verso Sinees Sieken Huys. (Chinese Hospital.) – Please study plates 11 until 17 on the collage. This rare original old antique print originates from the book: ‘Gedenkweerdige Brasiliaense Zee en Lantreize …’ by Johan Nieuhof, published by Jacob van Meurs, Amsterdam, 1682. First and only Dutch edition. Later amended English edition published by Churchill in 1744.
Artists and Engravers: Johan / Jan / Johannes Nieuhof / Nieuhoff / Neuhof (1618-1672) was a Dutch traveler who wrote about his journeys to Brazil, China and India. The most famous of these was a trip of 2,400 km from Canton to Peking in 1655-1657, which enabled him to become an authoritative Western writer on China. Johan Nieuhof was born in Uelsen, Germany, of which his father (originally from Zwolle) was mayor. Nieuhof left for Brazil in 1640 as a reserve officer-candidate – from then on, barring two short family visits in 1658 and 1671, he spent all the rest of his life abroad. After an adventurous career in the service of the Dutch East India Company (or VOC) – between 1660 and 1667 he occupied posts in India and on Ceylon – he then lived in Batavia until 1670. He then disappeared without trace on Madagascar, traveling in a sloop from which he had landed to seek drinking water. The engravings are made after Nieuhoff’s drawings. This plate is engraved by Johannes Kip..
- Date: 1682
- Technic: Copperplate etching and engraving on verge type hand laid paper. Watermark present, but not visible on every sheet.
- Overall size: The overall size of a (folded) page is ca, 14,2 x 12,4 inch
- Image size: 13,8 x 10,8 inch The width of a single page is about 7 inch
- Condition: Fine; General age related toning and light staining from handling. Irregular paper edges with small tears. Map with some paper loss in lower right margin, remargined and retouched.
- PartNumber: PCT-19372
- Storage Location: (BG) A129-15
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