Gustaaf Willem Baron van Imhoff, Governor General of the Dutch East India Company, Philip van Dijk, 1745

This engraving depicts gustaaf willem baron van imhoff (1705-50), who served as governor general of the dutch east india company from 1743 to 1750. Imhoff began working for the company in 1725, and held important posts in both ceylon (present-day sri lanka) and the dutch east indies. He attempted to institute some progressive policies in the east indies, such as establishing a school, post office, hospital, and newspaper. The engraving is from the collections of the kitlv/royal netherlands institute of southeast asian and caribbean studies in leiden. Dutch east india company (voc); governors-general. Date: 1745. Place of creation: Netherlands. Dimensions: Engraving; 50 x 32.5 cm. Medium: photograph, prints. Collection: Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and the Caribbean Studies KITLV. Gustaaf Willem Baron van Imhoff, Governor General of the Dutch East India Company WDL2904

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Author: Pieter TanjéSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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