C1726

Caart van het Eyland Manipa. Caart van het Eyland Noessa-Laoet. Caart van het Eyland Honimoa. Caart van het Eyland Oma.

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Rare and important, c.18th map of four islands in the Maluka’s, Indonesia by Francois Valentyn. Valentyn studied theology and travelled twice to the East Indies in the employ of the VOC, firstly as a Calvinist minister on the spice island … Read Full Description

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Caart van het Eyland Manipa. Caart van het Eyland Noessa-Laoet. Caart van het Eyland Honimoa. Caart van het Eyland Oma.

Date:

C1726

Mapmaker:

Francois Valentyn (1656 - 1727)

Condition:

With full untrimmed margins, usually found trimmed. Small repaired tear left hand side and worm holes, otherwise in good condition, with folds as issued.

Technique:

Copper engraving.

Image Size:

565mm

x 447mm

Paper Size:

605mm

x 490mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1726

Description:

Rare and important, c.18th map of four islands in the Maluka’s, Indonesia by Francois Valentyn.

Valentyn studied theology and travelled twice to the East Indies in the employ of the VOC, firstly as a Calvinist minister on the spice island of Amboina (1686-1694) and then to Java (1706) and again Amboina (1707-1713). In the preparation of his historical account of the VOC in the East, Valentyn was given privileged access to the secret archives of the company, enabling him to obtain detailed information of the Dutch India Company’s (V.O.C.) activities and history in East Indies.

From Francois Valentyn’s, historical account of the Dutch East India Company Oud en Nieuw Oost Indien.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 1536775
Bibliotheque Nationale de France: Identifiant de la notice: ark:/12148/cb31519757n
Getty Museum Los Angeles: OCLC Record Number 7562310
State Library New South Wales: RECORD IDENTIFIER 74VKqm7mebZl

Francois Valentyn (1656 - 1727)

Valentyn studied theology and travelled twice to the East Indies in the employ of the VOC, firstly as a Calvinist minister on the spice island of Amboina (1686-1694) and then to Java (1706) and again Amboina (1707-1713). In the preparation of his historical account of the VOC in the East, Valentyn was given privileged access to the secret archives of the company, enabling him to provide detailed information on previous Dutch voyages to the Indies, including those of Abel Tasman.

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