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A Market Stall in Batavia
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A Market Stall in Batavia

Andries Beeckman · c. 1640 - c. 1666 · canvas; oil paint (paint)

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

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A Chinese merchant in Batavia (present-day Jakarta on Java, Indonesia) offers a wide variety of fruit in his stall. He sells rambutan, mangosteen, durian, copra, mango, grapefruit, pineapple and banana. A woman buys betel nuts for chewing wrapped in a sirih (betel) leaf. The large Chinese community played an important role in Batavia. Chinese were primarily active as merchants and craftsmen.

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paintingornamental birds: cockatoofruitsBatavia
Credit lineA Market Stall in Batavia. c. 1640 - c. 1666. Andries Beeckman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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