Gezicht op de stad Batavia, Robert Sayer, after Jan van Ryne, 1754

Title(s)

Gezicht op de stad Batavia
The city of Batavia in the island of Java and capital of all the Dutch factories & settlements in the East Indies (title on object)
Nederzettingen van de VOC (series title)

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-1932-380

Catalogue reference

• Sayer 5

Inscriptions / marks

• date

Description

Op de voorgrond de zee. Rechtsboven genummerd: 1.

Artist

• publisher: Robert Sayer (mentioned on object)
• print maker: anonymous
• after drawing by: Jan van Ryne (mentioned on object)

Place

publisher: London
print maker: England

Dating

1754

Material

• paper
• watercolor (paint)

Technique

etching / brush

Measurements

height 272 mm × width 402 mm

What

• city-view in general; 'veduta' (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)
• sea (seascape) (+ landscape with figures, staffage)
• sailing-ship, sailing-boat
• rowing-boat, canoe, etc.

Where

• Batavia

Who

• Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie

Acquisition

unknown 1932

Copyright

Public domain

• Two hundred and six perspective views adapted to the diagonal mirrour or optical pillar machine, cat.nr. 5