Contrafactur des Scharmutz

Autor: Bry, Johann Theodor de

Verlag: Richter, Wolfgang

Verlagsort: Frankfurt am Main

Erscheinungsjahr : 1606

Singapur. "Contrafactur des Scharmutz els der Hollender wider die Portigesen in dem Flus Balusabar". Orig. copper-engraving  by J. T. de Bry. Published by W. Richter in Frankfurt a. Main, 1606. With ornamental title cartouche, a wind rose and many ships. 32,5:25,5 cm.

A map that depicts a naval battle between the Dutch and Portugese armadas off the coast of Changi point, Singapore in 1603. It is the earliest known map that provides a close-up view of Singapore. - From de Bry's Orientalische Indien (Kleine Reisen - German ed. of his Petit Voyages).

- Johann Theodor de Bry (1561-1623) was an engraver and publisher.

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Stichwörter: Contrafactur des Scharmutz Singapur de Bry Petit Voyages