The betel palms on Jan Brandes' Batavian estate

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The betel palms on Jan Brandes' Batavian estate

Brandes, Jan

The betel palms on Jan Brandes' Batavian estate.

Also visible is the drive leading up to Jan Brandes' house. A man is climbing one of the trees to pluck the betel nuts, also known as areca nuts.

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Is part of:

Jakarta

Creator

Brandes, Jan (draughtsman)

Period

1780-1785

Material

paper

Technique

watercolour

Kind

drawing

Dimension

19,5 x 15,5 cm19,5 x 15,5 cm

Number

NG-1985-7-1-126

Owner

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Tags

Person, Asians, Africans & Americans, flora

Inscription

Pinang boom, zyn tot 60 voeten in myn tuyn geweest...

Sources and literature

Bruijn, M. de en R. Raben, The world of Jan Brandes, 1743-1808: Drawings of a Dutch traveller in Batavia, Ceylon and Southern Africa (2004)