A handsome bird's-eye plan of the port town of Jaffna, at the northern tip of Sri Lanka. The lagoon is filled with vessels. Valentyn was a prominent historian of the Dutch East India Company who is best known for Oud en Nieuw Oost Indien, his vast illustrated account of the Dutch trading empire in Asia. He twice traveled to the East Indies and served as Calvinist minister to Ambon between 1686 and 1694. In preparing this monumental work, he was given privileged access to the previously secret archives of the VOC, containing transcripts and copies of important earlier Dutch voyages.

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Condition: B+

A crisp impression on watermarked paper with attractive color, a hint of toning, and a few tiny spots. Issued folding.