# View of the Island of Itamaracá, Brazil

- By: Frans Jansz Post (Haarlem, 1612–1680)
- Date: 1637
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 63.5 cm x width 89.5 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-4271--787c88d5576082a405a27a4ea4eca82a)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/c1677624be54247a4f61e02c122ad414.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This is the earliest known painting of Post, made on 3 November 1637. At first Johan Maurits wanted to build the new capital on the island of Itamaracá. The group of men, including two enslaved, in the foreground are probably exploring the island. On the hill across the water lies Schoppestad, with on the right Fort Oranje, which can still be visited today.