Bird's eye view of the Duurstede fortification on Saparua

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Bird's eye view of the Duurstede fortification on Saparua

Hogeboom, Johannes

Bird's eye view of the Duurstede fortification on Saparua.

De vesting Duurstede op Saperoua, title on the reverse, to which 'Duurstede' has been added by Bodel Nijenhuis.

This drawing forms part of a set of six manuscript charts showing the construction of fortifications on the island of Saparua or Honimoa, see also Bodel Nijenhuis / Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden, inv. nr. COLL BN 002-12-094, 095 and 006-12-024/027.

The fort was built in 1691.

Striking is the large number of pieces of artillery.

Please contact Bodel Nijenhuis / Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden for reuse and copyrights.

Is part of:

Saparua eiland Duurstede, fort

Creator

Hogeboom, Johannes (draughtsman)

Period

ca. 1691

Material

paper

Technique

watercolour

Kind

drawing

Dimension

99,5 × 73 cm99,5 × 73 cm

Number

COLLBN 006-12-025

Owner

Bodel Nijenhuis / Universiteitsbibliotheek Leiden

Tags

art / object, Map/Chart/Plan, bird's-eye view / elevation, elevation / bird's-eye view, fortification, building

Inscription

De vesting Duurstede op Saperoua [Titel op keerzijde]

Sources and literature

Deimann, Clemens, Fort Duurstede: interpreting Hogebooms maps of Saparua through the methods of Harley (unpublished paper) (2016)