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Bird's eye view of Makassar and its royal fort Sombaopu

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Bird's eye view of Makassar and its royal fort Sombaopu

Vingboons, Johannes

Title in the Leupe catalogue (NA): Gezicht op als voren van de zeezijde, which refers to the title of VELH0619.96 Gezicht in vogelvlucht op ,,de stadt Samboppe int rijck Macassar'' van de zeezijde.

Corresponds to the illustration rendered in Valentijn III, 2nd part, page 138.

Above the caption De Stadt Samboppe gelege Int Ryck Macasser op t Eylandt Celebes.

Depicted in the foreground are ships, in the centre housing and right of centre a fort; in the background one can see mountains.

Cf. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, inv. nr. 693 C 6 dl XV, na p. 134.

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Sources and literature

Gossselink, Martine, Land in Zicht: Vingboons tekent de Wereld van de 17de eeuw. (2007)