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Chart showing soundings in the river at Batavia

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Chart showing soundings in the river at Batavia

Anoniem / Anonymous

Title in the Leupe catalogue (National Archives): Kaart als voren, 'Chart as before', referring to the chart of VEL0388: Kaarten van gedane peilingen op de bank voor de Rivier.

Reference dates: October 8, 9 and 10.

Notes on reverse: Caarte of aftekening vande sandbank voorde bataviase groote rivier, vertoonende de dieptens inde kil op 8, 9 en 10 october Anno 1720 gepeijld [this text is repeated in virtually identical form on both left and right] / 1432 [folio number in the binder ?] / No. 34 [serial number of the item in the folder ?] / 268 [in pencil].

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