Title in the leupe catalogue (na): gezicht in vogelvlucht op ,,eauweck hooftstadt van cambodia''. This corresponds exactly with the illustration rendered in valentijn iii, 2nd part, page 36. The city of eauweck, shown in the centre of this illustration, is surrounded by hills, forests and a river. Bottom left the inscription reads eauweck. Hooft stadt van cambodia, the e has possibly been transcribed wrongly and it may be the city of lawec was meant. Cf. Koninklijke bibliotheek, the hague, inv. Nr. 693 c 6 part xii, op. P. 290. Date: circa 1665. Dimensions: height: 61 cm (24 in); width: 45 cm (17.7 in). Medium: watercolour on paper. Collection: Nationaal Archief. AMH-6146-NA Bird's eye view of Eauweck, Cambodia
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