'XXV'

Plate: 'Parel-Visschery, en hoe die geschiet..' (Pearl fishing and how this is done.) The Dutch of the VOC watch pearl fishing at Tutocoryn and Pallpatnam (Tamil Nadu, India, Gulf of Manar, Palk Bay.).
Copperplate engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 17,6 x 25,8 cm. (6,9 x 10,2 inch). Image size: 14,8 x 19,2 cm. (5,8 x 7,6 inch).

From: 'Wouter Schoutens, Reys-Togten naar en door Oost-Indien ...' (Wouter Schoutens travels into the East Indies), 1775 edition with newly engraved plates, published in Amsterdam.

Made by an anonymous engraver after 'Wouter Schouten'.

Condition: Good, given age. Light staining left and right. Original fold as issued General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: PEARL FISHING-TAMIL-INDIA-VOC
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