Item #263442 Caart van het Eyland Manipa / Caart van het Eyland Noessa-Laoet / Caart van het Eyland Honimoa / Caart van het Eyland Oma. Françoise VALENTIJN, VALENTYN.

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

Amsterdam: Francois Valentijn, 1726.

Chart. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 17 3/4 x 22 1/4".

This rare chart depicts the Islands in the Moluccas group. Essentially four maps on a single sheet, the islands of Manipa, Noessa-Laoet, Honimoa and Oma are included here. The Moluccas, part of the so-called Spice Islands, otherwise known as the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. Covered largely in mountains and forests, the islands were highly valued by the Dutch as a center for the trade in nutmeg, mace and cloves that were originally found only there. A panel on the left depicts an interesting scene of two warriors from Manipa, west of Seram, in battle with knife, shield and sword. The map also features rhumb lines and compass rose. Map is in very good condition with some offsetting and foxing throughout. François Valentijn (1666-1727) was a Dutch minister and naturalist who worked as a missionary in India. He is best known for his "Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën," a monumental history and description of the East Indies and its surrounding lands that remains a significant primary source today. This map is a fascinating document of Dutch involvement in the region.

Binding: Unbound
Language: English

Price: $650.00

Item #263442

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