Allegory of the East India Company, Putti with coats of arms of Aegidius van den Bempden, Hendrik Trip, Adriaan van Loon and Reinier Bouwens (mayor and trustees of the trading company) are flanked by Justice with scales and Minerva with (freedom) hat in hand. On the right a putto with the flag of the VOC, Mercury as god of trade, Neptune as god of the sea, an allegorical female figure and the Oostindisch warehouse in Amsterdam. On the left, trading ships at sea, people representing the East Indian peoples and a woman with censer and star on her head. In the foreground merchandise., print maker
Allegory of the East India Company, Putti with coats of arms of Aegidius van den Bempden, Hendrik Trip, Adriaan van Loon and Reinier Bouwens (mayor and trustees of the trading company) are flanked by Justice with scales and Minerva with (freedom) hat in hand. On the right a putto with the flag of the VOC, Mercury as god of trade, Neptune as god of the sea, an allegorical female figure and the Oostindisch warehouse in Amsterdam. On the left, trading ships at sea, people representing the East Indian peoples and a woman with censer and star on her head. In the foreground merchandise., print maker: anonymous, publisher: Rudolph Wetstein, publisher: Jacobus Wetstein, Amsterdam, 1728, paper, etching, letterpress printing, height 118 mm × width 194 mm
Size: 4605px × 2851px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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