View of the bay of Ambon

Image

View of the bay of Ambon

Decker, Coenraet

The Ambonese fleet sailing from Ambon bay en route to attack the city of Macassar.

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Is part of:

Ambon

Creator

Decker, Coenraet (engraver / etcher)

Period

1676

Material

paper

Technique

etching

Kind

print

Dimension

127 x 178 mm127 x 178 mm

Number

RP-P-OB-50-046

Owner

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Tags

survey / view, ship / vessel, building, banderole / cartouche / ornamentation, Asians, Africans & Americans, flora

Inscription

de oorloghsvloot der Amboinesen

Sources and literature

Schouten, Wouter, Oost-Indische Voyagie: Vervattende voorname voorvallen en bloedige zee- en landtgevechten tegen de Portugeezen en Makassaren 1658-1665 (1676)