Arkivism
Struggle between the Dutch and the local population
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Struggle between the Dutch and the local population

anonymous · 1676 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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After the shipwreck of the sailing ship Weesp on one of the islands in the Andaman or Nicobar group, a fight breaks out between the local population and the surviving sailors who have reached the beach. In the foreground, cannibals gather the limbs of the fallen.

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printboekillustratiecannibalismBay of Bengal
Credit lineStrijd tussen Nederlanders en plaatselijke bevolking. 1676. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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