Aankomst, bij den Dalm van den Sultan van Tidor 1776 - 1851

"Aankomst, bij den Dalm van den Sultan van Tidor" is a black and white engraving by Daniël (I) Veelwaard, depicting the arrival of a Dutch delegation at the palace of the Sultan of Tidore in the Moluccas, Indonesia. The scene shows the Dutch troops lined up before the palace, with the Sultan’s men seated on the ground in the foreground. This artwork, created between 1776 and 1851, is a valuable historical record of Dutch colonial presence in the region, highlighting the power dynamics between the Dutch and the local rulers.