The Arms of the Dutch East India Company and of the Town of Batavia
These shields feature the arms of the Dutch East India Company, ornamented with Neptune and a mermaid, and those of Batavia, flanked by Dutch lions. According to the inscription on the latter, the city of Jacatra (now Jakarta) was ‘Conquered on 30 May in the year 1619’. That same year Governor-General Jan Pietersz Coen renamed it Batavia and built a castle with dockyards, warehouses and offices.
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The Arms of the Dutch East India Company and of the Town of Batavia
These shields feature the arms of the Dutch East India Company, ornamented with Neptune and a mermaid, and those of Batavia, flanked by Dutch lions. According to the inscription on the latter, the city of Jacatra (now Jakarta) was ‘Conquered on 30 May in the year 1619’. That same year Governor-General Jan Pietersz Coen renamed it Batavia and built a castle with dockyards, warehouses and offices.
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Deze wapenborden tonen het wap ...... pakhuizen en kantoren bouwen.
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These shields feature the arms ...... yards, warehouses and offices.
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Rijksmuseum
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De wapens van de VOC en Batavia
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The Arms of the Dutch East India Company and of the Town of Batavia
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created
1651
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1651
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extent
drager breedte 97 cm
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drager hoogte 63 cm
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height 63 cm
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width 97 cm
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Collectie: heraldische objecten
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temporal
derde kwart 17e eeuw
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third quarter 17th century
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