Primary Artist

Frederick De Wit (1629–1706)

Title

Orientaliora indiarum orientalium...Oost Indien.

Date made

1680

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

line-engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower left, 'Orientaliora / INDIARUM ORIENTALIUM / cum infilo Adjacentibus a / Promontorio c. comorim ad Iapan'. Not signed. No date.

Matrix size

45.9 x 56.0 cm (printed image)

Production notes

See https://library.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/2205325/Orientaliora-Indiarum-Orientalium.pdf

Subject categories

Australia, Art period: Pre-European settlement, to 1778 | Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: Dutch

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

46178

Creators

De Wit, Frederick. | (1629–1706) Dutch | Male | artist

Last Updated

19 Nov 2024