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Map of Galle, Ceylon

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Map of Galle, Ceylon

Vingboons, Johannes

Title on object: Afbeelding van de Fortifiatie der Stadt Punta Gala, met haere straten, opt Eylandt Ceylon

The map shows Punto Galle on the south side of Sri Lanka (Ceylon). The map emphasizes the defensive works; in addition, the main buildings and the street grid are depicted.

Another copy is Österreichische Nationalbibliothek: Van der Hem 39:06.

Part of the Carte di Castello, collected by Cosimo de Medici III in 1667 and 1669 during his tours through Europe. Cosimo III bought the 66 watercolours by Vingboons in December 1667 in Amsterdam, through mediation of Pieter Blaeu.

Please contact Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana for reuse and copyrights.

Sources and literature

Corbellini, Sabrina and Cattaneo, Angelo, The Global Eye: Dutch Spanish and Portugese maps in the collections of the Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici (2019)