AF-MX-5117.T.jpg

Hand-colored copperplate engraving with a map of Sri Lanka, including the Dutch-occupied surrounding area. Some shoals and depths are marked; towns are marked, including some named after Dutch cities: "Amsterdam", "Leyden" (Leiden), "Enkhuysen" (Enkhuizen) etc. Cartouche, bottom left. Scale in Dutch, Spanish, and French-English leagues at bottom right. With decorative motifs of ships, sea monsters, and elephants (including one elephant colored white).


cartography
1672-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Waasbergen, Johannes Janssonius
ink; laid paper; color wash
12 in x 14 3/4 in
Netherlands