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Old Print of the Fort at Batticaloa in the Eastern Province Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
£375
$495 · €440
Original print, not a reproduction.
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- Date
- Not stated
- Sheet size
- 13.2 × 8.3 in (33.5 × 21 cm)
- Condition
- Good. General age-related toning and some foxing. Please study image carefully.
- Collection
- Sieges & fortresses
- Stock no.
- f_29580202
Antique print titled 't Fort Batticalo'. Old print depicting a Sinhalese man and woman and the Fort at Batticaloa, India. This print originates from 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën' by F. Valentijn.
Artists and Engravers: François Valentijn (1666-1727), a missionary, worked at Amboina from 1684 to 1694 and 1705 to 1713 and travelled extensively in the VOC's lands.
Condition: Good, general age-related toning and some foxing. Please study image carefully.
Date: 1726
Overall size: 21 x 33.5 cm.
Image size: 16 x 22 cm.
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