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Bird's eye view of the Bay of Bantam

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Bird's eye view of the Bay of Bantam

Anoniem / Anonymous / Claesz, Cornelis

Bird's eye view of the Bay of Bantam.

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Pulo dua/Batto.

A capsized sloop lies alongside the Dutch vessels.

The illustration depicts the visit by De Houtman's fleet in 1596.

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Sources and literature

Lodewijcksz, Willem, D'eerste boeck. Historie van Indien: waer inne verhaelt is de avontueren die de Hollandtsche schepen bejeghent zijn ... : Daer by ghevoecht ... de conterfeytsels der inwoonderen ... (1598)