Description: This original engraving originates from the 1672 German edition of Baldaeus' 'Nauwkeurige beschrijving Malabar en Choromandel, derz. aangrenzend rijken, en het machtige eiland Ceylon.' (transl: Description of the East Indian Countries of Malabar, Coromandel, Ceylon, etc.), printed in Amsterdam by Jacob van Velsen and published by Johannes Janssonius van Waesbergen en Johannes van Someren.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Johannes Janssonius Waesbergen' after 'Philip Baldaeus'. Johannes Janssonius Waesbergen (1588-1664). Philip Baldaeus (1632-1672). Father Philippus Baldaeus, Baelde or Philip Balde (October 1632, Delft � 1672, Geervliet) was a Dutch minister. He went to Jaffna, Ceylon with an invading Dutch force during 17th Century. As the first European he documented the life, language and culture of Tamil people, living in the north of the island. It is a great historical record, similar to Mahawamsa, and it was immediately published in Dutch and German (with many beautiful plates). Some lates in this work signed G. Appelmans fe., being the engraver.
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Subject: Antique print, titled: 'De Stadt Gale' - View of Galle, with fort.
Condition: Good, given age. Oringal middle fold, as issued. Light stain near middle fold. Some small brown stains on the print, a small wormhole in the lower of the print. Light thumbing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 36.5 x 29.5 cm. The image size is ca. 36 x 28 cm. Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 14.4 x 11.6 inch. The image size is ca. 14.2 x 11 inch.
Medium: Copper engraving colour by hand on letterpress text on front and rear of the sheet. paper.
Location: A203-34
SKU: TPC 71209.1
Section: BALDAEUS-1672
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