This is one sheet of a collection of six watercolors with text, showing coastal profiles of the West Coast of Australia. They were made during the journey of Willem de Vlamingh, 1696/1697. This is sheet no. 5: Dirck Hartooghs reede .. coastal profile no 12, no 13, no 14.On the right is the place where the inscribed pewter dish left by Dirck Hartogh was found. Dimensions of the drawing are (wxh): 56,4 x 42,7 cm.
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