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Maps and Sea Charts
Antique Map of the Moluccas or the Famed Spice Islands of Indonesia, 1724
Moluccas is now Maluku.
$995
€890 · £745
Original print, not a reproduction
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- Date
- 1724
- Sheet size
- 13.8 × 32.1 in (35 × 81.5 cm)
- Condition
- Good. General age-related toning. Split on folding line, please study image carefully.
- Island
- Moluccas
- Place names
- Moluccas is now Maluku
- Collection
- Maps and Sea Charts
- Period
- The Company, 1700 to 1799
- Stock no.
- f_26936242
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Antique map Spice Islands titled 'De landvoogdy van Amboina met de elf onderhoorige Eylanden'.
This map depicts the central islands of the Maluku Archipelago (Moluccas), the famed Spice Islands of Indonesia, including: Seram, Buru, Ambon and the Banda Islands. Originates from 'Oud en Nieuw Oost Indien, part V : Beschryving van Coromandel, Pegu, Arrakan, Bengale, Mocha, Persien, Malakka, Sumatra, Ceylon'.
Artists and Engravers: Francois Valentijn (1666-1727) was a minister, naturalist and writer. He is best known for his Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien, a book about the history of the Dutch East India Company and the countries of the Far East.
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