A Dutch sea chart of the Dutch fortifications at Galle

KEULEN, Gerard van.

[Galle] De Zuydwest Kust van Het Eyland Ceylon.
Amsterdam, Gerard van Keulen, c.1728. Original colour. 250 x 295mm.

Trimmed into plate at top.

A scarce sea chart of the environs of the fort at Galle, taken by the Dutch from the Portuguese in 1640 and held until 1796, when the British took control of Sri Lanka.


Stock ID : 21877