Antique Print-PORTRAIT WOUTER SCHOUTEN-VOC-1708

Subject: Plate: Portrait of Mr. Wouter Schouten van Haerlem, the author of the originating work. In the background a Dutch VOC ship at sea.

Condition: Fine, given age. A tiny tear in the bottom margin. Bottom margin quite thumbed. General age-related toning and/or occasional light stains from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Original etching/engraving on a verge type hand laid watermarked paper. Watermark not visible on every sheet.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 16.5 x 21.5 cm. The image size is ca. 14 x 19 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 6.5 x 8.5 inch. The image size is ca. 5.5 x 7.5 inch.

Part Number: 11425

Location: A87-01

Description: This attractive original old antique print / plate /etching / engraving originates from: 'Wouter Schoutens, Reys-Togten naar en door Oost-Indien ...' (Wouter Schoutens travels into the East Indies), 2nd. edition, published by Andries van Damme, Amsterdam, 1708.

Artists and Engravers: Wouter Schouten (1638-1704) joined the Dutch VOC as a surgeon on an adventureous expedition to the East Indies during the years 1658-1665. In 1660 he was present at the Dutch siege of Makassar (in Sulawesi) and he participated in the campaigns of Rucklof van Goens along the Malabar coast. He also visited Bengal, Arakan, Colombo, Sumatra, the Moluccas, and Ambonia. Etchings by C. Decker and J. Kip.