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Engraving of a Letter Written by the King of Batsjan, Moluccas, Valentijn, 1726
Moluccas is now Maluku.
£195
$255 · €230
Original print, not a reproduction
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- Date
- 1726
- Sheet size
- 13.4 × 15.7 in (34 × 40 cm)
- Condition
- Good
- Island
- Moluccas
- Place names
- Moluccas is now Maluku
- Collection
- The Company
- Period
- The Company, 1700 to 1799
- Stock no.
- f_25699972
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 print titled 'Afschrift van den Brief des Konings van Batsjan in 't Maleyths, met een Arabische letter door Juffr. Cornelia Valenyn'. This print depicts part of a letter written by the King of Batjan, Moluccas. This print originates from 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën' by F. Valentijn.
Artists and Engravers: François Valentijn (1666-1727), a missionary, worked at Amboina from 1684 to 1694 and 1705 to 1713 and traveled extensively in the VOC's lands.
Image size: 0.001 x 13 x 32 cm
