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title: The Town of Colombo
author: Johannes Kip
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16314/the-town-of-colombo/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-08-30
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# The Town of Colombo

_Authored by Johannes Kip_

## Image File

[![The Town of Colombo](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16314.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16314.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Town of Colombo, [copper](https://www.worldhistory.org/copper/) engraving, from a Dutch book, *Reistogt naar en door Oostindien*, Amsterdam, c. 1775, after an original engraving by Johannes Kip c. 1680.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Kip, J. (2022, August 30). The Town of Colombo. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16314/the-town-of-colombo/>
### Chicago
Kip, Johannes. "The Town of Colombo." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 30, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16314/the-town-of-colombo/>.
### MLA
Kip, Johannes. "The Town of Colombo." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 Aug 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16314/the-town-of-colombo/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Colombo,_after_Kip.jpg) by **Johannes Kip**. Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 30 August 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.