{"product_id":"batavia-1746-1780","title":"Batavia Assiegé en 1629 - van der Schley c. 1748-1750","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"7\"\u003eBatavia Assiegé en 1629 \/ Batavia Belegerd\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"50\"\u003eArtist\/Engraver:\u003c\/b\u003e Jakob van der Schley (1715–1779) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"100\"\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e From Prevost’s \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"126\"\u003eHistoire Générale des Voyages\u003c\/i\u003e, c. 1748–1750 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"170\"\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Copperplate engraving with hand-coloring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/b\u003e This 18th-century engraving illustrates a pivotal moment in the history of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). It shows the fortified city of Batavia under siege by the forces of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"192\"\u003eSultan Agung of Mataram\u003c\/b\u003e. The map provides a detailed view of the early Dutch \"Castle\" (the star-shaped fort at the bottom), the canal-lined city center, and the surrounding defensive lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSiege Tactics:\u003c\/b\u003e The map clearly delineates the \"Retranchemens des Indiens\" (Indian\/Indonesian trenches) and defensive earthworks surrounding the city walls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eUrban Layout:\u003c\/b\u003e Highlights the characteristic Dutch canal system (grachten) that the VOC attempted to replicate in the tropical climate of Java.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBilingual Titles:\u003c\/b\u003e Features titles in both French and Dutch at the bottom, reflecting its publication in a major European travel compendium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCompass Rose:\u003c\/b\u003e Includes a small, elegant 8-point compass rose to the left of the main fort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Treasures of the Orient","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43763113590849,"sku":null,"price":880.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/7125\/5105\/files\/4679F912-F354-4BFF-986A-82163EFEA3C7.jpg?v=1775894893","url":"https:\/\/treasuresoftheorient.com\/products\/batavia-1746-1780","provider":"Treasures of the Orient","version":"1.0","type":"link"}