Artist / Author / Cartographer:
Paris, Admiral Francois-Edmond
Title:
Malacca - Restes des Fortifications Portugaises a Malacca
Date:
1830
Medium:
aquatint
Size:
22 x 32 cm
Description:
Drawn by Paris. Engraved by Himeley.
An early nineteenth century view of the old Dutch fortifications in Malacca on the south east coast of Malaysia. The original drawing was done by the Frenchman Francois-Edmond Paris who would later become an Admiral and also set up the Maritime Museum in Paris.
Reference
Laplace, Cyrille Pierre Theodore. Voyage Autour du Monde Exécuté, pendant les annees 1830, 1831 et 1832, sur la corvette la Favorite. Paris 1833
Voyage Around the World on the Corvette La Favorite 1830, 1831,1833 under the Command of Captain Laplace. Translated by Jane Foreman. Antiques of the Orient, Singapore 1991
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Item Code:
P5693
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