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Map of Banda Aceh

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Map of Banda Aceh

Vingboons, Johannes

Title on object: Atchin

Map of Banda Acech on Sumatra, showing the palace of the Sultan, the various mosques, the canals in the city, and the trading factories and quarters of the various communities in the city.

No other copies of this map created by Vingboons are known.

Legend: A. ’s Conings Hoff ende groote Tempel, B. ’t Huijs van Marraga, C. ’t Huijs van Laeq Semane, D. ’t Huijs van Raga Melella, E. De groote Marckt, F.De Goorapo, G. Olifants Eijlandt, H. Tol Huijs, I. Tempel van alde vrinten, K. Hollandtsche Logie, L. Engelsche Logie, M. De grote Gouraps, N. De grote Rivier, O. Ieude Rivier, P. ’t Fort, ende Tempels op de straet, Q. ’t Schip Grol, R. veen Huijsen, S. De Mage, T. Morco Schepen, V. ’t Chinees Quartier, W. De twee Putten, X Pegus Quartier, Z. ’t Huijs vanden Sabandaer.

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.

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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)