The self-sacrifice of preacher Hambroeck on Formosa. Having personally conveyed the request for surrender from the Chinese to the Dutch commanders at Fort Zeelandia on Formosa, Hambroeck bids farewell to his daughters and returns to the Chinese pirate Coxinga, 24 May 1661. In October 1661, he is murdered by the Chinese. Central scene in which his daughters beg him not to leave, surrounded by four smaller scenes and the vignette of the VOC. The self-sacrifice of minister Hambroeck on Formosa, 1661 Anthonius Hambroeck , print maker: Simon Fokke, (mentioned on object), Simon Fokke, (mentioned on

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