This engraving, from an illustration from Johan Nieuhof's "Contemporary Sea and Lands" shows a fish market in Batavia.

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This engraving was copied from an illustration from Johan Nieuhof's "Gedenkwaerdige Zee en Lantreize" (Contemporary Sea and Landscapes), which was published in 1682 in Amsterdam. It shows a fish market in Batavia, present-day Jakarta or Djakarta in Indonesia. In the foreground are several flat-bottomed fishing vessels and baskets in the water. Several men have climbed ladders leading to the roof.

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Size: 4740px × 3954px
Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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