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1629 Historic Miniature Map of Batavia (Jakarta) - Dutch Colonial Era

About the Item

An original490 historic map or bird's-eye view of Batavia (now Jakarta) as it was in the year 1629. Batavia was the name given to the city by the Dutch during their colonization of what is now Indonesia. The map is detailed and colored, showing the layout of the city with its defensive walls, buildings, and the surrounding landscape, which includes areas of cultivation and ships in the nearby waters, suggesting the city's role as a significant trading port at the time. Remains are still there in the old harbour nowadays called Sunda Kelapa. Maps like this were often part of larger atlases or records of territories held by European powers during the colonial period. They served both as practical guides for navigation and governance and as demonstrations of the extent of a nation's overseas territories. The detail on the map, from the individual buildings to the ships, indicates the importance of Batavia as a colonial hub. The presence of fortifications suggests the strategic and commercial significance of the location. This map would be of interest to historians, geographers, and collectors due to its historical context, the quality of the cartographic detail, and the fact that it represents a specific moment in the colonial history of Southeast Asia. Antique map Batavia by Argensola titled ‘BATAVIA l’An 1629′. A small early 18th century oblique black and white French plan of Batavia as it was in 1629 by Bartholome Juan Leonardo y Argensola (1562 – 1631), Spanish poet and historian and published by Jacques Desbordes in Histoire de la conquete des isles Moluques par les Espangnols, par les Portugais, & par les Hollandois in Amsterdam in 1706 (Brommer, BAT K06, p.29). The Conquest of the Moluccas, Madrid, Alonso Martin, 1609. 409 pp. was the most famous historical work of this author abroad. Translated into French (Histoire des isles of conquête Moluques par espagnols them, par les portugais et par les hollandois), and published in Amsterdam by Jacques Desbordes, in 3 volumes in 1706.); An English translation by John Stevens, “The discovery and conquest of the Philippine Islands and Molucco” in A new collection of voyages and travels, was published in London in 1708 in one volume by J. Knapton, with a reissue in 1711 and a German edition ( Beschreibung der Molukischen Insuln) in Frankfurt, M. Rohrlach, 1710, and Continuation der Beschreibung der Molukischen Insuln, 1711, reprinted in 1781). Artist: Bartholome Juan Leonardo y Argensola Year: 1629 More research needs to be done, but this map is possible published by Renneville in 1705.

Dimensions:

Height: 5.91 in (15 cm)Width: 7.68 in (19.5 cm)Depth: 0 in (0.02 mm)

Materials and Techniques:

Paper,Engraved

Period:

Early 18th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1705

Condition:

Good. Later hand-coloring. Few flattened folding lines. Please study the image carefully.

Seller Location:

Langweer, NL