Council representatives in Colombo, 1785. The Dessave (European judge employed by the VOC) on his veranda to "dispose of the affairs and disputes of the ; At the meeting are the captains (the representatives or foremen) of the population of Ceylon. People seeking justice are waiting on the right. A dog is sleeping in the foreground. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes' sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 15.

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