Vrijburg Palace, Mauritsstad, Brazil, Parchment face on Vrijburg Palace mounted on black silk. The building forms a U-shape, with the open side facing the water. The left tower, seen from the sea, was crowned by a lighthouse, while an observatory was set up in the right from which the starry sky could be studied. The two towers were connected by a wooden walkway supported by five arches. At the top they have a vane with the weapon of Johan Maurits, slavery, serfs and slaves, Johan Maurits count of Nassau-Siegen, anonymous, Brasil, 1642 - 1652, silk, paper, parchment (animal material), cutting, h 19 cm × w 62.5 cm
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