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View of Luanda (right half), ca. 1641
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View of Luanda (right half), ca. 1641

Jan van Brosterhuyzen · 1645 - 1647 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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View of Luanda (São Paulo de Luanda) in Angola (right half), ca. 1641. Right plate of a large representation printed on two plates. The city conquered by a Dutch fleet of the WIC under command of Cornelis Cornelisz Jol, alias Houtebeen on 24 August 1641. Off the coast various Dutch ships. In the sky a winged banner with the title decorated with two smoke horns, flags and a laurel wreath. In the inscription the explanation of the letters G-M in Latin.

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printboekillustratieWest-Indische Compagnie
Credit lineGezicht op Luanda (rechterhelft), ca. 1641. 1645 - 1647. Jan van Brosterhuyzen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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