View and map of Olinda

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View and map of Olinda

Hollar, Wenceslaus/Wenzel

View and map of Olinda.

Olinda de Phernambuco.

Saccharariae Molae.

The illustration shows how the Dutch overran the city of Olinda in 1630.

On the right an inset showing the interior of a sugar mill.

Key: top left 1-15, left 1-14, right 1-6.

Please contact Rijksmuseum Amsterdam for reuse and copyrights.

Is part of:

Sint George, fort (Recife) Waterkasteel, fort (Recife) Olinda Recife Antigo Maurisstad

Creator

Hollar, Wenceslaus/Wenzel (engraver / etcher)

Period

1630 - 1677

Material

paper

Technique

engraving

Kind

print

Dimension

33 x 48 cm33 x 48 cm

Number

RP-P-1906-2030

Owner

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Tags

survey / view, bird's-eye view / elevation, elevation / bird's-eye view, Map/Chart/Plan, ship / vessel, battle / taking / war (fight), blockade / naval battle, church / parsonage, fortification, house, building, Person, European, anchorage / pier / harbour, interior, factory / workshop

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Olinda de Phernambuco