The City of Batavia in the Island of Java and Capital of all the Dutch Factories & Settlements in the East Indies / La Ville de Batavia en L'Isle de Java et Capitale de tous les Comptours et Etablissements Hollandois dans le Indes Orientales

Book Description

London: Robert Sayer, circa 1740. Hand-coloured copper engraving, laid down on early board mount. Good condition apart from some light soiling, minor foxing, and a few small bits of adhesive residue in the margins. Trimmed to plate mark on all sides. 10 15/16 x 15 3/4 inches. 11 1/8 x 16 inches. A panoramic view of the thriving port city of Jakarta, the Indonesian headquarters of the Dutch East India Company. Originally a village known as Javakarta, Jakarta was renamed Batavia in 1619, when it was captured by the Dutch governor Jan Pieterzoon Coen. For several decades, it remained under the colonial rule of the Dutch, who dominated the spice trade and also built plantations on neighboring islands. Situated near the mouth of the Ciliwung River, Jakata was an ideal base for the Dutch East India Company, whose trading ships made full use of its harbor.

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