Antique Map of Manipa and Other Maluku Islands, Indonesia, 1726

€ 450

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Date: 1726
Mapmaker / artist: François Valentijn (1666-1727), a missionary, worked at Amboina from 1684 to 1694 and 1705 to 1713 and travelled extensively in the VOC's lands
Sheet size: 61 × 52.5 cm (24.0 × 20.7 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BGRN-252

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'Caart van het Eyland Manipa, Noessa-Laoet, Honimoa, Oma. Der Manipesen dracht, een Orangkaya van Manipa.'

Four maps of islands and two figures in native dress. The islands are: Manipa, Nusa-Laut (Noessa-Laoet), Saparua (Honimoa) and Haruku (Oma). These islands are all part of the Maluku Province of Indonesia, in the Pacific Ocean. This map 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 travelled extensively in the VOC's lands.

Condition: Very good, please study image carefully.
Date: 1726
Overall size: 61 x 52.5 cm.
Image size: 56.5 x 45 cm.