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View of the fishmarket on Batavia

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View of the fishmarket on Batavia

Meurs, Weduwe van Jacob van / Anoniem / Anonymous

View of the fishmarket on Batavia.

Vismarkt on Batavia.

In the foreground several flat fishing vessels and fishing baskets in the water. Several men have climbed on the roof using ladders.

Cf. Westfries Museum, inv. nr. 15241.02.

The print from the Atlas Van Stolk, inv. nr. opposite page 1039 and Koninklijke Bibliotheek, inv. nr. 388 A 9 part II, after p. 206 is black-and-white, the print from the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (Atlas van der Hagen, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague Part 4, inv. nr. 1049B13_28) has been coloured in.

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Sources and literature

Nieuhof, Joan, Gedenkwaerdige zee- en lantreize (1682)