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Nederlands: Gezicht op Canton

English: View of Canton

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Author
Johannes Vingboons  (1616–1670)  wikidata:Q2232496
 
Alternative names

Jan Vinckeboons
Joan Vinckeboons
Johannes Vinckeboons
Joan Vingboom
Jan Vingboons

Joan Vingboons
Description Dutch cartographer and painter
Date of birth/death 1616 Edit this at Wikidata 20 July 1670 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Amsterdam Edit this at Wikidata Amsterdam Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Amsterdam (1640–1670) Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q2232496
Nederlands: Johannes Vingboons (landmeter / kaartenmaker)
English: Johannes Vingboons (land surveyor / mapmaker)
Title
Nederlands: Gezicht op Canton
English: View of Canton
Description
Nederlands: Titel catalogus Leupe (NA): Gezicht op Canton van de zeezijde.

Aanzicht van de stad Canton met op de achtergrond bergen.

Op de voorgrond enkele vaartuigen, waarvan sommigen met Nederlandse vlag en Chinese vaartuigen.

Over de gehele lengte is de stadsmuur zichtbaar.
English: Title in the Leupe catalogue (NA): Gezicht op Canton van de zeezijde.

View of the city of Canton, with mountains in the background.

In the foreground, several vessels of which some are flying the Dutch flag and Chinese vessels.

The city wall is depicted across the whole breadth of the image.
Date circa 1665
date QS:P571, 1665-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
Nederlands: aquarel/waterverf op papier
English: watercolour on paper
Dimensions height: 65.5 cm (25.7 in); width: 44 cm (17.3 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,65.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,44U174728
institution QS:P195,Q1857081
Accession number
NL-HaNA_4.VELH_619.42 (old number: VELH0619.42)
Inscriptions
Canton
Notes
English: Subjects: church / parsonage, house, ship / vessel, fortification, warehouse, flora, Person, building, bird's-eye view / elevation, elevation / bird's-eye view, pagoda / temple
Nederlands: Onderwerpen: kerk / pastorie, huis / woonhuis, schip / vaartuig, vesting, pakhuis, flora, Persoon, gebouw, vogelvlucht / opstand, opstand / vogelvlucht, pagode / tempel
English: Post: this image is related to a VOC trading post called Kanton/Guangzhou
Source/Photographer Source at the Atlas of Mutual Heritage - Source at the Nationaal Archief
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Object location23° 08′ 45.75″ N, 113° 15′ 38.48″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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