Sinhalese soldiers in the service of the VOC and envoys of the King of Kandy, 1785. VOC emblem on top of a pillar. On the left are the Singalese or Ceylonese VOC soldiers and orderlies. On the right the envoys of the king of Kandy with a letter from the king. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes' sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 13.

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