View of Olinda, Jacob van Meurs, circa 1671

View of olinda. Olinda de phernambuco. Key: a. Navale / b. Monasterium in insula antonie vaes. / c. Hospitium domini prefectus h. C. Lonck. / d. Ecclesia pagi povo. / e. Promptuaria sacharo, ab hispanen ique delecta. / f. Vallum ferrestre cum nonnullis fortalitus. / g. Monasterium sancti benedicti dictum bento. / h. Sancti antoni. / i. S. Ta francisci. / k. Ecclesia magna. / l. Ecclesia jesuitarum. / m. Promontorium ex virgultis aggestium. On the beach indicated as f, several figures are busying themselves with cannon. A dutch vessel is shown sinking near the castellum marinum. This plate shows the capture of recife in 1630. Cf. Rijksmuseum, amsterdam, inv. Nr. Fm 1656 / rp-p-ob-78. 197. Date: circa 1671. Dimensions: height: 35.5 cm (13.9 in); width: 30 cm (11.8 in). Medium: engraving on paper. Collection: Koninklijke Bibliotheek. AMH-6818-KB View of Olinda