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View of the lower battery at Batavia Castle

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View of the lower battery at Batavia Castle

Rach, Johannes

View of the lower battery at Batavia Castle.

To the left the battery from De Parel point with the Vijverpoort gate is shown. The shipyard and Culemborg bastion (the vantage point with flagpole) are depicted centre. To the rear on the left several company buildings are depicted, with on the right warehouses (de Equipage). To the right of these the Vierkantspoort has been depicted, with on the corner the customs office (de Kleine Boom) and to the extreme right the Vrijmanshaven. In the foreground the lumberyard.

Cf. Rijksdienst voor de Monumentenzorg, inv. nr. TG0133.

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Sources and literature

Catalogus Tropenmuseum, Wonen in de wijde wereld (1964)