De Platte Grond van Amboina; soo als het was inden Jaare 1718
Dordrecht: Jan van Braam and Gerard onder de Linden, 1726. Map. Copper engraving. 11" x 14 1/2". A Dutch East India Company town plan of Amboina showing the coast, rivers, and primary roads. Important institutions marked according to a key in the top left. Françcois Valentijn (1666-1727) was a Dutch minister, naturalist and author known best for his "Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indië." This history of the Dutch East India Company and the countries of the Far East remains an important..... More