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Dutch en route to the court of Arrakan

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Dutch en route to the court of Arrakan

Anoniem / Anonymous

Engraving depicting two tableaux:

Top: Dutch on elephants bound for the court of Arrakan are caught up by natives. To the left ships lie in the bay.

Below: A Dutch delegation is received by the ruler of Arrakan; they offer him gifts.

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Sources and literature

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