Acquired From: Leen Helmink
Colouring: Coloured
Condition: Very Good
Confirmed: 2/10/2024
Date Acquired: 19/2/2017
Description: The title of the engraving in English is Bantam, a city located on the island of Java, famous for its trade. Bantam, happy Javanese metropolis, a noble trading city. The view depicts Bantam (today: "Banten") in the Indonesian province of the same name on the island of Java, seen from the sea. Today, Banten is a small local seaport in the shadow of the port cities of Merak to the west and Jakarta to the east. In the foreground are two sailing ships, one under full sail and one at anchor.
Engraver: Schenk, Petrus (1660-1718)
First published: Hecatompolis, sive Totius orbis Terrarum Oppida Nobiliora Centum… Amsterdam: Petrus Schenk, 1702
Mapmaker: Schenk, Petrus (1660-1718)
Notes: Do ref
Price: 200
Primary Category: Prints & Related Material
Purchase Reference: Ledger 2022
Rarity: R3 Uncommon – dealers can usually obtain a copy
References: Van der Krogt 4 – #361; Fauser – #1048
Technique: Copper Etching
This state: 1702, First
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