Cornelis de Bruyn , 1652-c.1726 was a Dutch portrait painter and traveler.
De Bruyn painted for some years in Italy, where he was known, in Rome, as Adonis. Bruyn is remembered chiefly for the records of his extensive travels in Egypt, Persia, India, and other countries, illustrated with his own designs.
Fine example of the Cornelis De Bruyn map of the Indian Ocean, showing his route from Gamron (modern Bandar Abas) to Batavia (Jakarta). The map shows India and Indochina, including Sumatra and Thailand (Siam). The cities of Bombay and Calcutta are...
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Striking view of Rhodes and Stanchio, from De Bruyn's Reizen van Cornelis de Bruyn . . . . The Dutch painter and traveler, Cornelius de Bruyn, traveled to Constantinople and the empire between 1677 and 1684. All the spires, minarets, mosques and...
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Striking view of the island of Rhodes, from De Bruyn's Reizen van Cornelis de Bruyn . . . . Finely engraved view of the Greek island of Rhodes, depicting the Old Town with fortifications beside a row of windmills. Numerous ships and boats sail the...
Striking view of the City of Ramallah, from De Bruyn's Reizen van Cornelis de Bruyn . . . .
An attractive antique map of Syria, embellished with a decorative cartouche including a camel. The map stretches from Damascus to the Anatolian Peninsula and extends to Mesopotamia in the east, showing the Euphrates. The cities shown include Aleppo,...
A Fine Panoramic View of Jerusalem Striking view of Jerusalem, from De Bruyn's Reizen van Cornelis de Bruyn . . . . A spectacular panorama of Jerusalem taken from the Mount of Olives. Engraved by Henrik van Krooneveld. Cornelius van Bruyn...
