Dutch painter, writer and traveller (1652-1727)

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A voyage to the Levant: or, travels in the principal parts of Asia Minor, the islands of Scio, Rhodes, Cyprus, etc. With an account of the most considerable cities of Egypt, Syria and the Holy Land. Enrich'd with above two hundred copper-plates, wherein are represented the most noted cities, countries, towns and other remarkable things, all drawn to the life / By Corneille le Brunyn. Done into English, by W.F.

Trunk and branch of a sacred, East Indian "dragtoe" tree, in separate plates. Line engraving after C. de Bruin, 1706.

Three Netherlandish travellers with torches inside the Great Pyramid. Etching after C. De Bruyn, 1700.

Pepper plant (Piper nigrum L.): fruiting stem. Line engraving after C. de Bruin, 1706.

Plante chef-tereck: flowering stem. Line engraving by M. Pool after C. de Bruins, 1705.

Flowering stems of the indigo plant (Indigofera tinctorum) and coffee plant (Coffea arabica). Line engraving after C. de Bruin, 1706.

Cocoa tree (Theobroma cacao), Chinese citron or natsumikan (Citrus natsudaidai), jak fruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), muhimbi tree (Cynometra cauliflora) and bilimbi tree (Averrhoa bilimbi), in separate plates. Line engraving after C. de Bruins, 1706.

Madroen plant (?Arbutus menziesii), unknown plant and wild spanish wheat: fruiting heads. Line engraving by M. Pool after C. de Bruins, 1705.

Terpentine tree bough (Pistacia terebinthus L.) and goel nasranie flowers. Line engraving by M. Pool after C. de Bruins, 1705.

Birds and plants from Persia, including turtledoves, senna plant, terpentine plant, pomegranate flowers and tree and pumpkin . Line engraving by M. Pool after C. de Bruin, 1704.

Sailing ships at sea, turnip-like plants found in northern Russia and the Samoyed people with their tents and boats, in separate plates. Engraving after C. de Bruin, 1701.

Grenadine (Punica granatum) flowers and tree and a mixture of fruit and vegetables, in separate plates. Line engraving by M. Pool after C. de Bruins, 1704.

Madar plant (Calotropis gigantea (L.) R.Br.): flowering and fruiting stem. Line engraving after C. de Bruin, 1705.

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Cornelis de Bruijn

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Images by Cornelis de Bruijn

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Trunk and branch of a sacred, East Indian "dragtoe" tree, in separate plates. Line engraving after C. de Bruin, 1706.

Sailing ships at sea, turnip-like plants found in northern Russia and the Samoyed people with their tents and boats, in separate plates. Engraving after C. de Bruin, 1701.

Terpentine tree bough (Pistacia terebinthus L.) and goel nasranie flowers. Line engraving by M. Pool after C. de Bruins, 1705.

Grenadine (Punica granatum) flowers and tree and a mixture of fruit and vegetables, in separate plates. Line engraving by M. Pool after C. de Bruins, 1704.

Madar plant (Calotropis gigantea (L.) R.Br.): flowering and fruiting stem. Line engraving after C. de Bruin, 1705.

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Cornelis de Bruijn

Images from the collections

Images by Cornelis de Bruijn

Works from the collections

Trunk and branch of a sacred, East Indian "dragtoe" tree, in separate plates. Line engraving after C. de Bruin, 1706.

Sailing ships at sea, turnip-like plants found in northern Russia and the Samoyed people with their tents and boats, in separate plates. Engraving after C. de Bruin, 1701.

Terpentine tree bough (Pistacia terebinthus L.) and goel nasranie flowers. Line engraving by M. Pool after C. de Bruins, 1705.

Grenadine (Punica granatum) flowers and tree and a mixture of fruit and vegetables, in separate plates. Line engraving by M. Pool after C. de Bruins, 1704.

Madar plant (Calotropis gigantea (L.) R.Br.): flowering and fruiting stem. Line engraving after C. de Bruin, 1705.

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