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Maps and Sea Charts
Antique Map of the Spice Islands 'Moluccas', Indonesia by W. Blaeu, circa 1640
Moluccas is now Maluku.
$1,565
€1,400 · £1,170
Original print, not a reproduction
Ships worldwide from the Netherlands, insured and tracked. 14-day returns.
- Date
- 1640
- Sheet size
- 19.7 × 23 in (50 × 58.5 cm)
- Technique
- Engraved
- Condition
- Very good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
- Island
- Moluccas
- Place names
- Moluccas is now Maluku
- Collection
- Maps and Sea Charts
- Period
- The spice race, before 1700
- Stock no.
- f_8759653
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 titled 'Moluccae Insulae Celeberrimae'. Highly decorative antique map of the Spice Islands (Moluccas) published by W. Blaeu (circa 1640). This map features a large inset of the Island of Bachian (Batjan) in an elaborate frame as well as a Moluccan couple in the lower right corner in Europeanized native dress. The seas are filled with both European and local ships, two of which are engaged in battle. Sea monsters and decorative compass two roses are also shown.
