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Towns and Landscapes
Decorative View of the Indonesian Town of Bantam 'Banten', Java, 1726
Bantam is now Banten.
$625
€560 · £470
Original print, not a reproduction
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- Date
- 1726
- Sheet size
- 12.8 × 16.7 in (32.5 × 42.5 cm)
- Condition
- Very good, given age. Original folds, as issued. Please study scan carefully.
- Island
- Java
- Place names
- Bantam is now Banten
- Collection
- Towns and Landscapes
- Period
- The Company, 1700 to 1799
- Stock no.
- f_26972512
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Decorative town-view of the town of Bantam (Banten). In lower margin key a-z to the principal places in town.
The Banten Sultanate was founded in the 16th century and centred in Banten, a port city on the northwest coast of Java; the contemporary English spelling of both was Bantam. It is said to have been founded by Sunan Gunungjati, who had previously founded Cirebon.
Artists and Engravers: Francois Valentijn (1666-1727), a missionary, worked at Amboina from 1684 to 1694 and 1705 to 1713 and traveled extensively in the territory of the Dutch V.O.C. He is best known for his monumental history and description, ''Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën'' which remains one of the most important primary sources for the East Indies and neighboring lands.
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