Within Australia
All orders ship freewithin Australia
Rest of the World
Orders over A$300
ship free worldwide
C1727
Nieuwe Kaart van Het Eyland Ceylon
Mapmaker:
Important c.18th chart of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) from the most important record of the Dutch spice trade in Asia by Francois Valentyn (1656-1727). Valentyn had studied theology and travelled twice to the East Indies in the employ of the Dutch … Read Full Description
$A 850
Free Shipping
See Shipping page for Terms & Conditions
Details
Full Title:
Nieuwe Kaart van Het Eyland Ceylon
Date:
C1727
Mapmaker:
Condition:
Small repaired tear at lower sheet edge, portion of lower left margin reinstated as often found, otherwise in good condition. With folds as issued.
Technique:
Copper engraving.
Image Size:
543mm
x 440mm
Paper Size:
597mm
x 500mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1727
Description:
Important c.18th chart of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) from the most important record of the Dutch spice trade in Asia by Francois Valentyn (1656-1727).
Valentyn had studied theology and travelled twice to the East Indies in the employ of the Dutch East India Company (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 from primary sources such as log books of previous Dutch voyages to the East.
From Francois Valentyn’s (1656-1727), Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien, vervattende Een Naaukeurige…..
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
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.
