Natives from Pegu, the Moluccan Islands, Penequais Indians and St Thomas, c.1605

€ 360

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1605
Sheet size: 30 × 35.5 cm (11.8 × 14.0 in)
Condition: Fair
Reference: JAK-274

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.

Condition

Age-related toning. Minor wear and small defects. Blank verso. Please review the images for further condition details.

About this sheet

Antique print titled 'Provincie Pegu incola (..) - Incola ex Insulis Moluco (..) - Penequais familiae (..)'.

Old print showing various figures including a man from Pegu, a man from the Moluccan islands, Penequais indians and inhabitants of S. Thomas. Illustration from an edition of Linschoten's Itinerario. This work informed Europeans of the 16th century Portuguese trade and navigation in southern Asia.

Artists and Engravers: Jan Huygen van Linschoten (1563 - 1611) was a Dutch Protestant merchant, traveler and historian. An alternative spelling of his second name is Huijgen. He is credited with publishing important information about Asian trade, such as the navigational routes that enabled the passage to the elusive East Indies to be opened to the English and the Dutch. This enabled the British East India Company and the Dutch East India Company to break the 16th century monopoly enjoyed by the Portuguese on trade with the East Indies.