INSULA CEILON olim TAPROBANA Incolis TENARISIN et LANKAWN, Nicolaes Visscher, after 1681

Between 1655 and 1658 the island of ceylon was captured by the dutch from the portugese. This conquest was important because it provided the dutch east india company (voc) with a monopoly in the trade in cinnamom. Object Type: map. Date: after 1681. Place of creation: Amsterdam. Dimensions: 50 x 60 cm. Medium: copper engraving print. Collection: Koninklijke Bibliotheek. Atlas Van der Hagen-KW1049B13 019-INSULA CEILON olim TAPROBANA Incolis TENARISIN et LANKAWN