The Dutch fort at Jafnapatam, and a view of its larger setting,
from Philip Baldaeus, 'The True
and Exact Description of the Most Celebrated East-India Coast of
Malabar and Choromandel as also of the Island of Ceylon',
Amsterdam, 1672
Source: ebay, Dec. 2011
A view from Francois Valentijn,
'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien', 1724-26
Source: ebay, May 2010
A view of Ballales (or Goy), a
major clan in Jafnapatam; from Philip Baldaeus, 'The True and
Exact Description of the Most Celebrated East-India Coast of
Malabar and Choromandel as also of the Island of Ceylon',
reprinted by Lintot and Osborn, 1744 (originally published in
1672)
Source: ebay, July 2010
Jafnapatam, now Jaffna, in Sri Lanka (Schley engraving, from
Prevost, 1755); *a
very large scan of this map*
Source: ebay, Feb. 2005
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