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Forts Zeelandia and Provintia and the City of Tainan

Anonymous, ca. 19th century

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Museum quality Giclée print
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Image Size: 12" x 9" – Total Size: 14" x 11"
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This pictorial map — painted on deerksin — depicts the Taiwanese coastal town of Tainan, where the Dutch built two forts around 1624, remnants of which still survive today. In addition to showcasing the European-style forts with their distinctive masonry architecture, the painting records a wealth of other details, including Chinese-style walled towns, farmhouses on stilts, and numerous vignettes of dailym life featuring both people in Chinese dress and half-naked indigenous people. (Source: Rawpixel / Library of Congress)