"A Malabar shewing tricks with
Serpents," from Johannes
Nieuhof, "Voyages and travels, into Brasil, and the East Indies:
containing an exact description of the Dutch Brasil, and divers
parts
of the East-Indies; their provinces, cities, living creatures, and
products; the manners, customs, habits, and religion of the
inhabitants: with a most particular account of all the remarkable
passages that happened during the author's stay of nine years in
Brasil; especially, in relation to the revolt of the Portuguese,
and
the intestine war carried on there from 1640 to 1649. As also, a
most
ample description of the most famous city of Batavia, in the
East-Indies," 1693; in an edition from 1703
Other copper engravings from Nieuhof's work:
**A
Map of the Coast of Malabar Madura and Cormendel**
*A Malabar Man and Woman*
*A Malabar shewing tricks with Serpents*
(shown above)
*The
Taking of the City of Cotchin in Malabar*
*Coylang*; *The
Queen of Coylang [receiving Nieuhof]*
*The City of Pellacata with its Castle*
*Saint Thomas, Coromandel*
*The
Pearle
Fishery
near Tute Corin*; *a closer view*; *a detail* (with modern hand coloring); *the key*
*Goegys [jogis?] of Benjan, Saints*
*Coconuts, cinnamon, areca*
*A Mapp of Batavia with all its forts*;
*a closer view*
*Governour's House within the
Castle*;
*a closer view*
*The Town House*; *a closer view*
*The New Gate*; *a closer view*
*The Church of the Cross of Batavia*;
*a closer view*
*Spin House*; *a closer view*
*The Hospital for the City of
Batavia*;
*a closer view*
*The Slaughter House of
Batavia*;
*a closer view*
*Fish Market of Batavia*; *a closer view*
*The Tyger's Craft of Batavia*; *a closer view*
*The habit of a Melayan and his Wife at
Batavia*
*A
Melaya Captain*
*A Makasser
with his Wife as they are habited at Batavia*
*Makasser Souldiers who blow poison'd
darts out
of Trunks*
*A Javanese Man and Woman*
*A Merchant of Java*
*Tymorean Souldiers*
*A Souldier of Amboina*
*A Negro Pedlar and his Wife*
*A Bougis of Bokjes*
*The Fort Ryswick*
*Clove Tree*
*Fruit and trees of Brasil: cashew,
indigo*;
*a closer view*
*Cocoa, chocolate*; *a closer view*
*A Mestice Woman*
*A Brazilian*
*Natives playing upon Calabasses*
*The habit of inland Brazilians*
Source: ebay, Aug. 2008
