"Anjere Point, Straits of Sunda". Color aquatint.
London: Longman, Hurst, 1810. Striking image of boats in the Straits of Sunda, the vital trade route for China and East Indies trade. Showing what appears to be fishing boats, trading boats and a European boat, passing Anjer Point and the impressive shoreline of cliffs. The strait lies between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.
From the series 'A Picturesque Voyage to India; by the way of China', drawn and engraved by Thomas and William Daniell, based on travel sketches made between 1785 and 1794.
10 x 7 1/4", printed on stiff artist's board, with ample margins. Very good condition. Item #24956
Price: $145.00
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