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Houses of Worship
Antique Print of a Church in Oudewil in Ceylon or Nowadays Sri Lanka, 1672
Anno Domini MDCLXXII1672
€160
$180 · £135
Original print, not a reproduction
Ships worldwide from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked. 14-day returns.
- Date
- 1672
- Sheet size
- 7.8 × 8.7 in (19.7 × 22.2 cm)
- Condition
- Good. General age-related toning. Few tiny tears, please study image carefully.
- Faith
- Christianity
- Collection
- Houses of Worship
- Era
- Before 1700, Woodcuts and the great atlases
- Stock no.
- f_29294612
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.
Antique print titled 'Oudewil'. View of a church in Oudewil, Ceylon/Sri Lanka. This print was originally published as four prints on one sheet originating from 'Naauwkeurige beschryvinge van Malabar en Choromandel' by P. Baldaeus.
Artists and Engravers: Father Philippus Baldaeus, Baelde or Philip Balde (October 1632, Delft, 1672, Geervliet) was a Dutch minister. He went to Jaffna, Ceylon with an invading Dutch force during 17th century. As the first European he documented the life, language and culture of Tamil people, living in the north of the island.
Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Few tiny tears, please study image carefully.
Date: 1672
Overall Size: 22.2 x 19.7 cm.
Image Size: 16.1 x 12.7 cm.
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