Acquired From: Leen Helmink
Colouring: Coloured
Condition: Excellent
Confirmed: No
Date Acquired: 5/2/2024
Dealers ID No.: 19447
Description: This early birds-eye view of Batavia is a reduced copy of a larger 1741 engraving by Adolf van der Laan (View Record (#425)), featured in Jean-Pierre-Joseph Du Bois book on the biographies of the Dutch East Indies governors-general and the history of Dutch colonial establishments in the region. The engraving offers a detailed depiction of the citys centre, showcasing its canals and canal houses. North is oriented to the left, where the back entrance of Batavia Castle and its warehouses can be seen. On the far right, notable landmarks include the City Hall and the Portuguese Church. In the background, at the top of the view, lies Citadel Rotterdam, marking the eastern entrance to the city.nIn the foreground, Chinatown is prominently displayed. Several houses with neck gables, topped by reclining moons, are depicted engulfed in flames. To the right, men can be seen priming cannons aimed at the largest house in the row, which is the residence of the Chinese Captain. The streets in front of these houses are chaotic, with crowds of people dressed in European and Eastern attire engaged in violent clashes, wielding guns, knives, and clubs. Bodies float in the canal adjacent to the street, and nearby waterways are similarly littered with corpses, illustrating the widespread carnage. To the right of the scene is a large building marked with the letter A, which is identified as the Batavia City Hall.nTranscription and translation of the titlenAfbeelding van dat gedeelte van BATAVIA, alwaar eigentlyk de Schrikkelyke Slagting der CHINEZEN geschied is, den 9. Octob. 1740.nImage of that part of BATAVIA, where the terrible massacre of the CHINESE actually took place, on October 9, 1740.
Engraver: Schley, Jacobus van der (1715-1779)
First published: Du Bois, Jean-Pierre-Joseph Vies des governors généraux, avec l'abrégé de l'histoire des etablissemens Hollandois aux Indes Orientales, The Hague: Pieter de Hondt, 1763
Image Size (cm): 28×18.5
Mapmaker: Van der Laan, Adolf
Notes: Purchase details
Price: 4500
Primary Category: Prints & Related Material
Purchase Reference: Ledger
Sheet size (cm): 35×28.5
Technique: Copper Engraving
This state: 1763
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