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Portrait of Philippus Baldaeus

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Portrait of Philippus Baldaeus

Blooteling, A. / Sijdervelt / Waasbergen, Johannes Janssonius

Portrait of Philippus Baldaeus.

Philippus Baldaeus Delphensis V.D.M. / Primo Annum in Punte Gale, Postea / in regno Iaffnapatnam in insula Cey: / lon 8 Annos, Iam in Geervliet 2 Aetatis 38. A. 1671. / Dit is Baldeus self, die t' Blinde Heijdendom / Door Leven en door Leer bracht tot het Christendom..

Baldaeus was a preacher and the first Dutch preacher in Negapatnam. He was also the first Dutchman to learn Tamil.

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Sources and literature

Baldaeus, Philippus, Naauwkeurige beschryvinge van Malabar en Choromandel: Derzelver aangrenzende Ryken, en het machtige Eyland Ceylon (1672)