Timor

Antique Views of Timor

This category presents original antique views and prints of Timor, an island on the southeastern edge of the Indonesian archipelago that was encountered by European navigators and traders during early Pacific exploration. Historic images often focus on coastal profiles, anchorage approaches and village scenes, reflecting navigational concerns and geographic curiosity.

Many views were published as engravings or lithographs derived from sketches made on exploratory or trading voyages, later included in atlases, travel narrative collections and geographic works. These prints convey both the natural environment and the lived landscapes of a region that played a role in spice trade routes and early global connection.

Antique views of Timor are valued for their rarity, historical resonance and insight into Pacific and Southeast Asian mapping during the age of exploration.