C1744

The Torments Inflicted by the Dutch on the English in Amboyna. The Condition of the English in the Dungeon & their Execution. [Amon]

The Amboyna (present day Maluka) massacre was the 1623 torture and execution on Ambon Island of twenty men, including ten who were in the service of the English East India Company by the Dutch East India Company (VOC), on accusations … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

The Torments Inflicted by the Dutch on the English in Amboyna. The Condition of the English in the Dungeon & their Execution. [Amon]

Date:

C1744

Condition:

In good condition

Technique:

Copper engraving.

Image Size: 

200mm 
x 300mm

Paper Size: 

244mm 
x 395mm
AUTHENTICITY
The Torments Inflicted by the Dutch on the English in Amboyna. The Condition of the English in the Dungeon & their Execution. [Amon] - Antique Print from 1744

Genuine antique
dated:

1744

Description:

The Amboyna (present day Maluka) massacre was the 1623 torture and execution on Ambon Island of twenty men, including ten who were in the service of the English East India Company by the Dutch East India Company (VOC), on accusations of treason. It was the result of the intense rivalry between the East India companies of England and the United Provinces in the spice trade and remained a source of tension between the two nations until late in the 17th century. It was to cause serious tensions in the English Dutch relationship for many years.

From Harris, J. Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca or, a Complete Collection of Voyages and Travel.

References:
Sabin, J. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from its Discovery to the Present Time. New York. (1936) 1967. 30483.
Hill, J. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. San Diego 1974 775.
National Library Australia, Mapping Our World. Canberra 2013 p.143.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 998720
National Library New Zealand: fREng HARR Navi 1744
State Library New South Wales: Call Number: RB/F909.8A/13
State Library Victoria: RARESF 910.8 H24 B
State Library South Australia: RGS Special Coll. 910.8 H314 d

Emmanuel Bowen (1693 - 1767)

Bowen was an engraver, cartographer, publisher and print seller. Born in Wales the son of Owen Bowen, gentleman of Talley, Carmarthen. Apprenticed (Merchant Taylor) to Charles Price 1709. He married Elizabeth Boreman 1715 at St. Andew by the Wardrobe in 1716. He was warden of the Masonic Lodge IX in 1723 and master of a Masonic lodge in Carmarthen in 1726. He appeared on Samuel Sympson's list of the leading London engravers compiled in about 1726. He produced numerous maps and atlases during his career.

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