Murder of Chinese in Batavia, 1740, Jacob van der Schley, After Adolf van der Laan, 1747 - 1779 print The mass murder of the Chinese by the Dutch in the Chinese district of Batavia, after the discovery of the alleged betrayal, October 9, 1740. The streets and canals are full of the bodies of murdered Chinese. In the foreground, the Chinese house block is on fire, on the right the shooting with cannons of the house of the Chinese captain marked by the post with the snake; The captain who tries to flee in women's clothes is being captured. Amsterdampublisher: The Hague paper etching / engraving
Murder of Chinese in Batavia, 1740, Jacob van der Schley, After Adolf van der Laan, 1747 - 1779 print The mass murder of the Chinese by the Dutch in the Chinese district of Batavia, after the discovery of the alleged betrayal, October 9, 1740. The streets and canals are full of the bodies of murdered Chinese. In the foreground, the Chinese house block is on fire, on the right the shooting with cannons of the house of the Chinese captain marked by the post with the snake; The captain who tries to flee in women's clothes is being captured. Amsterdampublisher: The Hague paper etching / engraving massacre ~ war Batavia
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