{"product_id":"malacca-1","title":"Malacca - Heydt 1744","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\"\u003eEin Prospect der Stadt und Vestung Malacca, auf der Halb-Inful Malacca in Asien gelegen\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"95\"\u003eArtist\/Engraver:\u003c\/b\u003e Johann Wolfgang Heydt \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"134\"\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e Nuremberg, 1744 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"161\"\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Copperplate engraving\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 highly detailed 18th-century \"prospect\" or panoramic view captures the strategic port city and fortress of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"125\"\u003eMalacca\u003c\/b\u003e as seen from the sea. Created by the German traveler and architect Johann Wolfgang Heydt, this engraving was published in his monumental work, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"276\"\u003eAllneuster Geographisch- und Topographischer Schau-Platz von Africa und Ost-Indien\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eThe view is masterfully composed, showing a fleet of Dutch East India Company (\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"79\"\u003eVOC\u003c\/b\u003e) ships anchored in the foreground, their flags fluttering in the breeze. Beyond the maritime activity, the city of Malacca unfolds along the coastline. Heydt utilizes a sophisticated lettering system (a through f) to identify key landmarks:\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\"\u003ea. Die Vestung selbsten:\u003c\/b\u003e The primary fortress (A Famosa).\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\"\u003eb. Berg so in der Vestung:\u003c\/b\u003e The hill within the fortress, crowned by St. Paul’s Church.\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\"\u003ec. Ein getheilte der Stadt:\u003c\/b\u003e A section of the sprawling town.\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\"\u003ed. Compagnies Schiffe:\u003c\/b\u003e Dutch VOC vessels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ef. Das Gebirg:\u003c\/b\u003e The distinctive mountainous interior, including Mount Ophir (Gunung Ledang) in the distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eHeydt's work is celebrated for its technical accuracy and architectural precision, providing one of the most reliable visual records of 18th-century Malacca before the British takeover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAuthenticity:\u003c\/b\u003e Original 1744 copperplate engraving from Heydt’s \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"63\"\u003eSchau-Platz\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Rarity:\u003c\/b\u003e Views of Malacca from this specific period are uncommon and highly prized by collectors of Southeast Asian colonial history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Treasures of the Orient","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43801335005249,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/7125\/5105\/files\/9796FB18-88FB-42BB-A42A-C24096DFA178.jpg?v=1777181126","url":"https:\/\/treasuresoftheorient.com\/products\/malacca-1","provider":"Treasures of the Orient","version":"1.0","type":"link"}