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C1726
EAST INDIES-De Landvoogdy der Moluccos, met de aangrenzende Eylanden
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Rare c.18th chart of the Moluccas or Spice Islands (Maluka) from the most important record of the East Indies under the control of the V.O.C. (Dutch East India Company). The chart extends to the Philippines and New Guinea. Valentyn studied … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
EAST INDIES-De Landvoogdy der Moluccos, met de aangrenzende Eylanden
Date:
C1726
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with folds as issued. Uncoloured as originally issued.
Technique:
Copper engraving.
Image Size:
565mm
x 445mm
Paper Size:
598mm
x 478mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1726
Description:
Rare c.18th chart of the Moluccas or Spice Islands (Maluka) from the most important record of the East Indies under the control of the V.O.C. (Dutch East India Company).
The chart extends to the Philippines and New Guinea.
Valentyn studied theology and travelled twice to the East Indies in the employ of the V.O.C, 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 V.O.C. 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.
From Francois Valentyn’s (1656-1727), Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien, vervattende Een Naaukeurige…..Â
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 3753030
National Library Australia: Bib ID 3753030
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.
