The Batavia massacre, Adolf van der Laan, 1740, The massacre of the Chinese by the Dutch in the Chinese quarter of Batavia, after the discovery of the alleged treason, 9 October 1740. The streets and canals are littered with the bodies of murdered Chinese. In the foreground the Chinese block of houses is on fire, on the right the shelling with cannons of the house of the Chinese captain on the canal Rua Malaca marked by the pole with the snake; the captain trying to flee in women's clothing is captured. With caption a verse in six columns., print maker: Adolf van der Laan, (mentioned on object), publisher: Bernardus Mourik, (mentioned on object), print maker: Northern Netherlands, publisher: Amsterdam, 1740, paper, etching, engraving, h 412 mm × w 556 mm
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Batavia massacre, Adolf van der Laan, 1740, massacre, Chinese, Dutch, Chinese quarter, Batavia, discovery, alleged treason, 9 October 1740, streets, canals, littered, bodies, murdered Chinese, foreground, Chinese block, houses, fire, right, shelling, cannons, house, Chinese captain, canal Rua Malaca marked, pole, snake;, captain trying, flee, women's clothing, captured, caption, verse, six columns, print maker, Adolf van der Laan, mentioned, object, publisher, Bernardus Mourik, mentioned, object, print maker, Northern Netherlands, publisher, Amsterdam, 1740, paper, etching, engraving, h 412 mm × w 556 mm
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