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Houses of Worship
Antique Print of the Churches of Cathay and Waranni in Ceylon 'Sri Lanka', 1703
Anno Domini MDCCIII1703
£160
$215 · €190
Original print, not a reproduction
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- Date
- 1703
- Sheet size
- 12.8 × 7.9 in (32.5 × 20 cm)
- Condition
- Good. General age-related toning. Minor wear. English text and an image of a Tamerind tree on the verso. Please study image carefully.
- Faith
- Christianity
- Collection
- Houses of Worship
- Era
- 1700 to 1799, Mortier, Picart and the illustrated Bible
- Stock no.
- f_29262442
Antique print titled 'Cathay, Waranni'. Copper engraving of the churches of Cathay and Waranni, Sri Lanka (Ceylon). This print originates from 'A true and exact description of the most celebrated East-India coasts of Malabar and Coromandel; as also of the isle of Ceylon' by P. Baldaeus.
Artists and Engravers: Printed by A. Churchill. 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. Minor wear. English text and an image of a Tamerind tree on the verso. Please study image carefully.
Date: 1703
Overall size: 20 x 32 cm.
Image size: 16 x 26.5 cm.
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