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View of Meester Cornelis, a field entrenchment near Batavia

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View of Meester Cornelis, a field entrenchment near Batavia

Rach, Johannes

View of Meester Cornelis, a field entrenchment some 15 kilometres south of Batavia.

Left a market scene; on Thursdays a market was held here.

The name Cornelis refers to Cornelis Senen, an Indonesian Christian of Banda island.

The fort is situated on a high riverbank of the Ciliwung and served to protect the road to Buitenzorg, Bogor.

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Sources and literature

Bruin, M. de en B. Kist, Johannes Rach 1720-1783. Artist in Indonesia and Asia (2001)