Charles William Meredith van de Velde (1818–1898) was a Dutch naval officer and cartographer. Born in Leeuwarden, he initially served in the Dutch Navy before transitioning into roles as a missionary and artist. He worked at the topographical office in modern-day Jakarta.
Extensive travels to the Dutch East Indies and the Middle East were a large source of inspiration for him. In particular, Van de Velde brought back surveys, maps, drawings, paintings and around one hundred watercolours from Palestine in 1851. A voyage from which he will constitute a successful collection: The land of Israel, collection of one hundred views taken from nature in Syria and Palestine.
The Italian and Corsican landscapes also recur frequently in Van de Velde paintings.
View of Anjer Java
1838-1846
City of Koepang
1850-1874
View of St. Louis Castle in Sidon, Lebanon
19th
Coastal landscape in Corsica
19th
Waterfall at Tjiroek Betong Java