Subject: Jakarta, Indonesia
Period: 1780 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
17.5 x 9 inches
44.5 x 22.9 cm
Superb bird's-eye plan of the city and fortifications of Jakarta, the capital of the Dutch East Indies. A detailed lettered and numbered key identifies the buildings and sites of importance. A few ships and boats are shown in the harbor and traveling in the canals. The Dutch lion with sword and shield sits atop the scale of miles.
References:
Condition: A
A sound sheet with folds as issued and a couple faint creases. The right margin has some soil and there is some paper added to the upper left corner to facilitate framing.
