The twelve year old king of Deccan, Jacob van Meurs, circa 1672

The twelve year old king of deccan. The young king waves his sceptre. Deccan is a region in india lying roughly between suratte and narbadar. Dr olfert dapper (1636-1689) published a large number of books after 1663. He wrote a history of the city of amsterdam and furnished the first dutch translation of herodotus. But he is known particularly for his many descriptions of foreign lands which he compiled from various sources, without ever seeing the countries he wrote about for himself. This plate is taken from a description of asia. The publisher of this volume, jacob van meurs, was also an engraver. However it is not certain whether he was the engraver of these prints. Date: circa 1672. Dimensions: height: 17 cm (6.6 in); width: 13.5 cm (5.3 in). Medium: engraving on paper. Collection: Koninklijke Bibliotheek. AMH-6841-KB The twelve year old king of Deccan