View of a sentry post near the Kloof, from Hottentots Holland to Overberg

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View of a sentry post near the Kloof, from Hottentots Holland to Overberg

Brandes, Jan

View of a sentry post near the Kloof, from Hottentots Holland to Overberg.

The sentry post is depicted bottom, in the centre the hill with red clay.

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Creator

Brandes, Jan (draughtsman)

Period

dec 1786

Material

paper

Technique

watercolour

Kind

drawing

Dimension

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

Number

NG-1985-7-2-116

Owner

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Tags

building, house, survey / view

Inscription

De kloof om van de kaap de goede hoop door Hottentots Holland na overberg te koomen ... begroeyd zijn.

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)